Comorbidity or multimorbidity: What's in a name? A review of literature

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 65-70

  Van Den Akker, Marjan ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^a   Knottnerus, J André ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80051515816     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814789609162146     Document Type: Review

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