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Editorial
. 2022 Jul 27;1(1):e000287.
doi: 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000287. eCollection 2022.

Defining and measuring multiple long-term conditions in research

Rachel Cooper #  1   2   3 , Miles D Witham #  1   2 , Victoria Bartle  4 , Avan A Sayer  1   2
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Editorial

Defining and measuring multiple long-term conditions in research

Rachel Cooper et al. BMJ Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemiology; Geriatrics; Public health; Research design.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood the BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: AAS is principal investigator and MDW, VB, and RC are co-investigators of the ADMISSION research collaborative. None of the authors have any other conflicts of interest to disclose.

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