title: Multimorbidity Patterns in the United States: Implications for Research and Clinical Practice.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, District of Columbia. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. pxb5@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Shari M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Briss
authors.affiliation: Public Health Informatics Institute, Decatur, Georgia.
authors.forename: R Gibson
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Marcel E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Salive
authors.affiliation: Nashville Area, Indian Health Service, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Bruce S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Finke
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D015995:Prevalence; D012106:Research; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology