Multimorbidity: Time for action rather than words

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 607, 2013, Pages 64-65

  Salisbury, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MULTIMORBIDITY; POLYPHARMACY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84873112467     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X661020     Document Type: Editorial

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