Multimorbidity in primary care in Portugal (MM-PT): A cross-sectional three-phase observational study protocol

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Prazeres, Filipe ^a,b   Santiago, Luiz ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b Centro de Saúde de Ílhavo Extensão da Gafanha da Nazaré   (Portugal)

^c ARS Centro   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84896885491     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004113     Document Type: Article

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