Prevalence and Patterns of Multimorbidity Among Rural Elderly: Findings of the AHSETS Study

• Main Authors: Jaya Singh Kshatri (Author), Subrata Kumar Palo (Author), Trilochan Bhoi (Author), Shakti Ranjan Barik (Author), Sanghamitra Pati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: In India, the proportion of older population is projected to increase from 8% in 2015 to 19% in 2050 and a third of the country's population will be older adults by end of the century. Multimorbidity is common among the elderly and the prevalence increases with age. Chronic condit...