Epidemiology of multimorbidity and implications for health care, research, and medical education: a cross-sectional study.

By Karen N Barnett, S. Mercer, M. Norbury, G. Watt, S. Wyke, B. Guthrie. The Lancet, 2012

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Subfields: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, General Health Professions

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