Evidence on multimorbidity from definition to intervention: An overview of systematic reviews

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue , 2017, Pages 53-68

  Xu, Xiaolin ^a   Mishra, Gita D ^a   Jones, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Definition; Intervention; Multimorbidity; Outcomes; Polypharmacy; Prevalence; Risk factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MULTIMORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85019615816     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2017.05.003     Document Type: Review

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