Multimorbidity: Addressing the next global pandemic
The PLOS Medicine Editors
Abstract
Advances in translational scientific research and modern medicine have enabled substantial progress to be made in clinical practices around the world. And, while there are no doubts that inequities persist, these advances have contributed to significant improvements in life expectancy globally. It may come as no surprise, considering the advances made, that the number of people being diagnosed as multimorbid-with two or more chronic conditions, either physical, mental or both-has also progressively increased.
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