Inequalities in multimorbidity among elderly: a population-based study in a city in Southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Caroline dos Santos Costa (Author), Thaynã Ramos Flores (Author), Andrea Wendt (Author), Rosália Garcia Neves (Author), Elaine Tomasi (Author), Juraci A. Cesar (Author), Andrea Dâmaso Bertoldi (Author), Virgílio Viana Ramires (Author), Bruno Pereira Nunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Lower socioeconomic level is positively related to multimorbidity and it is possible that the clustering of health conditions carries the same association. The aim of this study was to identify prevalence of multimorbidity and clusters of health conditions among elderly, as well the underlying socio...