The multimorbidity epidemic: challenges for real-world research

Muna Adan¹, Clare Gillies², Freya Tyrer³, Kamlesh Khunti^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacoepidemiologist, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
² Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
³ Researcher in Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁴ Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁵ Director, Leicester Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester, UK.

Editorial

Muna Adan et al. Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2020.

. 2020 Mar 6:21:e6.

doi: 10.1017/S146342361900094X.

Muna Adan¹, Clare Gillies², Freya Tyrer³, Kamlesh Khunti^{4

5}

¹ Pharmacoepidemiologist, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
² Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
³ Researcher in Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁴ Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁵ Director, Leicester Diabetes Research Centre, Leicester, UK.

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