Introduction Multimorbidity is a major concern in primary care. Nevertheless, evidence of
prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity, and their determinants, are scarce. The aim of this …

Aging is characterized by rising susceptibility to development of multiple chronic diseases
and, therefore, represents the major risk factor for multimorbidity. From a gerontological …

Objectives The aim of this review was to identify studies on patterns of associative
multimorbidity, defined as the nonrandom association between diseases, focusing on the …

Background The coexistence of several chronic diseases in one same individual, known as
multimorbidity, is an important challenge facing health care systems in developed countries …

Understanding patterns and identifying common clusters of chronic diseases may help
policymakers, researchers, and clinicians to understand the needs of the care process better …

Background Multimorbidity is increasingly recognized as a major public health challenge of
modern societies. However, knowledge about the size of the population suffering from …

Background Non communicable disease (NCD) multimorbidity is increasingly becoming
common in high income settings but little is known about its epidemiology and associated …

Background The latest review of studies on multimorbidity patterns showed high
heterogeneity in the methodology for identifying groups of multimorbid conditions. However …

Multimorbidity, the presence of 1+ chronic condition in an individual, remains one of the
greatest challenges to health on a global scale. Although the prevalence of multimorbidity …

Background Chronic diseases are increasingly prevalent in Western countries. Once
hospitalised, the chance for another hospitalisation increases sharply with large impact on …