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Individuals with lower levels of multimorbidity index scores at baseline experienced greater relative intervention effects.
Targeting interventions to individuals with lower baseline multimorbidity may enhance effectiveness.
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They were greater for those with lower levels of multimorbidity index scores at baseline.
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Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
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Impact of an <scp>8‐Year</scp> Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on an Index of Multimorbidity
Mark A. Espeland et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020
DOI 10.1111/jgs.16672
rct · n=5145Cited 36×
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