Multimorbidity of chronic diseases and health care utilization in general practice.

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Published in BMC Fam Pract on April 07, 2014

Authors

Sandra H van Oostrom1, H Susan J Picavet, Simone R de Bruin, Irina Stirbu, Joke C Korevaar, Francois G Schellevis, Caroline A Baan

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. sandra.van.oostrom@rivm.nl.

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