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. 2012 Jun 20;307(23):2493-4.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.5265.

Designing health care for the most common chronic condition--multimorbidity

Mary E Tinetti  1 , Terri R Fried, Cynthia M Boyd
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Designing health care for the most common chronic condition--multimorbidity

Mary E Tinetti et al. JAMA. .

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  • JAMA. 2012 Jul 18;308(3):238
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Tinetti reports receipt of support from the National Institute on Aging (NIA, R01AG038528 and R031R03AG035146) and is a member of the Methodology Committee of the Patient-Centered Outcome Research Institute. Dr Boyd reports receipt of support from NIA (Paul Beeson Career Development Award Program, K23AG032910), American Federation for Aging Research, The John A. Hartford Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, The Starr Foundation (and an anonymous donor), and the Robert Wood Johnson Physician Faculty Scholars Program. Dr Fried reports receipt of support from NIA (K24AG028443), the Yale Older Americans Independence Center (P30AG021342), and the Donaghue Foundation.

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