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Editorial
. 2011 Dec 27:1:8-10.
doi: 10.15256/joc.2011.1.9. eCollection 2011.

Multimorbidity research challenges: where to go from here?

Gillian E Caughey  1 , Elizabeth E Roughead  1
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Editorial

Multimorbidity research challenges: where to go from here?

Gillian E Caughey et al. J Comorb. .
No abstract available

Keywords: chronic conditions; comorbid; comorbidity; multimorbidity; multiple morbidity.

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