Revista española de geriatría y gerontología
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Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol · Mar 2014
[Chronic disease, mortality and disability in an elderly Spanish population: the FRADEA study].
The objective of this study was to analyse the relationships between the major chronic diseases and multiple morbidity, with mortality, incident disability in basic activities of daily living, and loss of mobility in the elderly. ⋯ Multiple morbidity was not associated with mortality, incident disability in ADL, or mobility loss in adults older than 70 years, although if mortality is taken into account, the number of chronic diseases is linear.