Multimorbidity predicts functional decline in community-dwelling older adults: Prospective cohort study

Philip D. St John; Suzanne L. Tyas; Verena Menec; Robert Tate; Lauren Griffith

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Multimorbidity predicts functional decline in community-dwelling older adults

Prospective cohort study

Philip D. St John, Suzanne L. Tyas, Verena Menec, Robert Tate and Lauren Griffith

Canadian Family Physician February 2019, 65 (2) e56-e63;

Philip D. St John

Geriatrician in Winnipeg and Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba.

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For correspondence: pstjohn@hsc.mb.ca

Suzanne L. Tyas

Epidemiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario.

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Verena Menec

Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.

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Robert Tate

Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.

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Lauren Griffith

Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.

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