Trajectories of Severe Forms of Multimorbidity in Family Practice: An Exploratory Study of Lifetime-Prevalence Patterns of Chronic Health Problems

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  • Rein Vos
  • Marjan van den Akker
  • Jos Boesten
  • Caroline Robertson
  • Job Metsemakers
چکیده

Authors: Rein Vos, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, the Netherlands ([email protected]) Job Metsemakers, Department of Family Medicine, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University (email: [email protected]) Jos Boesten, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University (email: [email protected]) Caroline Robertson, Department of Family Medicine, Maastricht University (email: [email protected]) Marjan van den Akker, (1) Department of Family Medicine, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University; and (2) Department of General Practice, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium] (email: [email protected])

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تاریخ انتشار 2014