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The Association Between Multimorbidity and Hospitalization is Modified by Individual Demographics and Physician Continuity of Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Multimorbidity poses a significant clinical challenge and has been linked to greater health services use, including hospitalization. Important gaps persist in our understanding of how patient and health system context influence service utilization and outcomes for people with multimorbidity. Context encompasses a range of biological, social, environmental, and health system factors that impact on health; often these factors are “adjusted” away so we have limited knowledge on how they influence the effects of multimorbidity on outcomes.