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Epidemiology of multimorbidity in conditions of extreme poverty: a population-based study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso.

Maria Lisa OdlandCollin PayneMiles D WithamMark J SiednerTill BärnighausenMamadou BountogoBoubacar CoulibalyPascal GeldsetzerGuy HarlingJennifer Manne-GoehlerLucienne OuermiAli SieJustine I Davies
Published in: BMJ global health (2020)
Multimorbidity is prevalent in this poor, rural population and is associated with markers of decreased physical performance and quality of life. Preventative and management interventions are needed to ensure that health systems can deal with increasing multimorbidity and its downstream consequences.
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