Chronic diseases spectrum and multimorbidity in elderly inpatients based on a 12-year epidemiological survey in China

• Main Authors: Shan Gao (Author), Shasha Sun (Author), Ting Sun (Author), Tingting Lu (Author), Yan Ma (Author), Hebin Che (Author), Miao Liu (Author), Wanguo Xue (Author), Kunlun He (Author), Yabin Wang (Author), Feng Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The number and proportion of the elderly population have been continuously increasing in China, leading to the elevated prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity, which ultimately brings heavy burden to society and families. Meanwhile, the status of multimorbidity tends t...