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Prevalence of multimorbidity in general practice: a cross-sectional study within the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance System (Sentinella)

Published inBMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 3, e019616
Publication date2018
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To estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity using a list of 75 chronic conditions derived from the International Classification for Primary Care, Second edition and developed specifically to assess multimorbidity in primary care. Our aim was also to provide prevalence data for multimorbidity in primary care in a country in which general practitioners (GPs) do not play a gatekeeping role in the health system.

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EXCOFFIER, Sophie et al. Prevalence of multimorbidity in general practice: a cross-sectional study within the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance System (Sentinella). In: BMJ Open, 2018, vol. 8, n° 3, p. e019616. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019616
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