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Association of polydoctoring and mortality among persons over 85 years with multimorbidity: a prospective cohort study in Japan

Takayuki Ando, Takashi Sasaki, Yukiko Abe, Yoshinori Nishimoto, Takumi Hirata, Takayuki Tajima, Yuko Oguma, Junji Haruta and Yasumichi Arai
BJGP Open 2024; 8 (3): BJGPO.2024.0016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0016
Takayuki Ando
1 Center for General Medicine Education, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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Takashi Sasaki
2 Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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Yukiko Abe
2 Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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Yoshinori Nishimoto
2 Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
3 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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Takumi Hirata
4 Human Care Research Team, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Japan
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Takayuki Tajima
5 Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa-ku, Japan
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Yuko Oguma
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Junji Haruta
1 Center for General Medicine Education, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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Yasumichi Arai
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vol. 8 no. 3 BJGPO.2024.0016
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0016
PubMed 
38658042

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  • Received January 16, 2024
  • Revision received April 4, 2024
  • Accepted April 18, 2024
  • Published online October 29, 2024.

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  1. Takayuki Ando1,*,
  2. Takashi Sasaki2,
  3. Yukiko Abe2,
  4. Yoshinori Nishimoto2,3,
  5. Takumi Hirata4,
  6. Takayuki Tajima5,6,
  7. Yuko Oguma6,
  8. Junji Haruta1,7 and
  9. Yasumichi Arai2
  1. 1 Center for General Medicine Education, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
  2. 2 Center for Supercentenarian Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
  3. 3 Department of Neurology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
  4. 4 Human Care Research Team, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Japan
  5. 5 Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa-ku, Japan
  6. 6 Sports Medicine Research Center, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
  7. 7 Medical Education Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Takayuki Ando, takayuki.ando{at}keio.jp
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Association of polydoctoring and mortality among persons over 85 years with multimorbidity: a prospective cohort study in Japan
Takayuki Ando, Takashi Sasaki, Yukiko Abe, Yoshinori Nishimoto, Takumi Hirata, Takayuki Tajima, Yuko Oguma, Junji Haruta, Yasumichi Arai
BJGP Open 2024; 8 (3): BJGPO.2024.0016. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0016
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