How to improve care for people with multimorbidity in Europe?

1. European health systems do not meet the needs of patients with multimorbidity because they are "disease oriented" and organized around single medical specialties which fragments care.2. Fragmented care is associated with contradictory medical advice, over-prescribing, over-hospitalizati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rijken, Mieke
Corporate Authors: ICARE4EU (Project), European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Copenhagen, Denmark World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe 2017, [2017]
Series:Policy brief
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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  • Includes bibliographical references