Respiratory Medicine
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 236-242 , February 2011

Chronic respiratory disease and multimorbidity: Prevalence and impact in a general practice setting

  • S. O’Kelly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 1 8961087.
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  • S.M. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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  • S. Lane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, AMNCH, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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  • C. Teljeur

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
    • ,
  • T. O’Dowd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Received 18 February 2010 ,Accepted 27 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.07.019

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 105, Issue 2 , Pages 236-242 , February 2011

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