Journal article
Multimorbidity in Canadians living in the community: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the mean number of chronic diseases in Canadians aged 45 to 85 years who are living in the community, and to characterize the association of multimorbidity with age, sex, and social position.
DESIGN: An analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. The number of self-reported chronic diseases was summed, and then the mean number of chronic health problems was standardized to the 2011 Canadian …
Authors
St John PD; Menec V; Tyas SL; Tate R; Griffith L
Journal
Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 187–197
Publisher
The College of Family Physicians of Canada
Publication Date
March 2021
DOI
10.46747/cfp.6703187
ISSN
0008-350X