Insights on multimorbidity and associated health service use and costs from three population-based studies of older adults in Ontario with diabetes, dementia and stroke

Insights on multimorbidity and associated health service use and costs from three population-based studies of older adults in Ontario with diabetes, dementia and stroke

Abstract Background Most studies that examine comorbidity and its impact on health service utilization focus on a single index-condition and are published in disease-specific journals, which limit opportunities to identify patterns across conditions/disciplines. These comparisons are further complic...

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Main Authors: Lauren E. Griffith, Andrea Gruneir, Kathryn Fisher, Dilzayn Panjwani, Amiram Gafni, Christopher Patterson, Maureen Markle-Reid, Jenny Ploeg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Multimorbidity
Comorbidity
Community-living older adults
Health service utilization
Health service costs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4149-3

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