Multimorbidity Patterns in the United States: Implications for Research and Clinical Practice

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 215-220

  Goodman, Richard A ^a,b   Ling, Shari M ^c   Briss, Peter A ^b   Parrish, R Gibson ^d   Salive, Marcel E ^e   Finke, Bruce S ^f  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^d Public Health Informatics Institute   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^f INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961637990     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv199     Document Type: Review

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