Abstract
BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity, the presence of more than 1 long-term disorder, is associated with increased use of health services, but unplanned admissions to hospital may often be undesirable. Furthermore, socioeconomic deprivation and mental health comorbidity may lead to additional unplanned admissions. We examined the association between unplanned admission to hospital and physical multimorbidity, mental health and socioeconomic deprivation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | E221-E228 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | CMAJ |
Volume | 185 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Feb 2013 |