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Moving beyond multimorbidity as a simple count of diseases.

Authors :
Melis, René J.F.
Gijzel, Sanne M.W.
Olde Rikkert, Marcel G.M.
Source :
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Feb2017, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p216-218. 3p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The author looks into the concept of multimorbidity of patients in relation to the improvement of healthcare worldwide. Topics include the importance of understanding the plurality of diseases and its reality, how the operationalization of multimorbidity should be about its causes and consequences, and multimorbidity operationalization as a complex adaptive system's phenomenon.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13561294
Volume :
23
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
121444635
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.12693