Improving the evidence base on multimorbidities through better research: a commentary on the U.S. HHS initiative, Multiple Chronic Conditions: A Strategic Framework
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Correspondence: William A. Satariano, Professor, Division of Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California-Berkeley, 50 University Hall #7360, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, USA. Tel.: +1 510 642 6641; E-mail: [email protected] Cynthia M. Boyd, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 7th Floor Center Tower, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224-2734, USA. Tel.: +1 410 550 8676; E-mail: [email protected]
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