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The Prevalence of Chronic Diseases and Multimorbidity in Primary Care Practice: A PPRNet Report

Steven M. Ornstein, Paul J. Nietert, Ruth G. Jenkins and Cara B. Litvin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2013, 26 (5) 518-524; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.05.130012
Steven M. Ornstein
From the Department of Family Medicine (SMO, RGJ), the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine (PJN), and the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine (CBL), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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Paul J. Nietert
From the Department of Family Medicine (SMO, RGJ), the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine (PJN), and the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine (CBL), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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Ruth G. Jenkins
From the Department of Family Medicine (SMO, RGJ), the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine (PJN), and the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine (CBL), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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Cara B. Litvin
From the Department of Family Medicine (SMO, RGJ), the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine (PJN), and the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine (CBL), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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