Does Multimorbidity Influence the Occurrence Rates of Chronic Conditions? A Claims Data Based Comparison of Expected and Observed Prevalence Rates

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About the Authors

Ingmar Schäfer

* E-mail: in.schaefer@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Affiliation Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Analyzed the data: IS. Wrote the paper: IS.

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