Multimorbidity and mortality in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 67, Issue , 2016, Pages 130-138

  Nunes, Bruno Pereira ^a   Flores, Thaynã Ramos ^a   Mielke, Grégore Iven ^a   Thumé, Elaine ^a   Facchini, Luiz Augusto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Comorbidity; Meta analysis; Mortality; Multimorbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RISK; MULTIMORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGE; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; GLOBAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TRENDS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84982731512     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.07.008     Document Type: Review

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