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Journal article

Multimorbidity predicts functional decline in community-dwelling older adults: Prospective cohort study.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine if multimorbidity is associated with functional status, and to assess if multimorbidity predicts declining functional status over a 5-year time frame, after accounting for baseline functional status and other potential confounding factors. DESIGN: Analysis of an existing population-based cohort study.

Authors

St John PD; Tyas SL; Menec V; Tate R; Griffith L

Journal

Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 65, No. 2, pp. e56–e63

Publication Date

February 2019

ISSN

0008-350X