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A Systematic Review of Prevalence Studies on Multimorbidity: Toward a More Uniform Methodology

Martin Fortin, Moira Stewart, Marie-Eve Poitras, José Almirall and Heather Maddocks
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2012, 10 (2) 142-151; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1337
Martin Fortin
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Marie-Eve Poitras
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José Almirall
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Martin Fortin, Moira Stewart, Marie-Eve Poitras, José Almirall, Heather Maddocks
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