Multimorbidity: Not Just for the West. Issue 1 (2nd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Banerjee, Amitava; Hurst, John; Fottrell, Edward; Miranda, J. Jaime
• Is Part Of: Global heart. Volume 15:Issue 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07-02
• Subjects: global health -- non-communicable disease -- multimorbidity; Cardiology -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Prevention; Cardiovascular Diseases -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Cardiovascular Diseases -- Periodicals; Developing Countries -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.1005
• DOI: 10.5334/gh.835
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2211-8160

Abstract

"A multimorbidity lens creates exciting opportunities to reconceptualise health and wellbeing in all its complexity. We need to improve health metrics to capture this complexity and strengthen health services to respond to it."