Multimorbidity research: where one size does not fit all

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Editorial

Anna Head et al. BMJ Med. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 28;3(1):e000855.

doi: 10.1136/bmjmed-2024-000855. eCollection 2024.

¹ Department of Public Health, Policy, and Systems, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

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Keywords: Epidemiology; Healthcare Disparities; Primary health care.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood the BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: none.

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