@article{80acb7f50be44431afe400c9bfe3bcdf,
title = "The effect of multiple chronic conditions on self-rated health, disability and quality of life among the older populations of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: a comparison of two nationally representative cross-sectional surveys",
abstract = "Multimorbidity is common in the older population, but the impact of combinations of chronic conditions on disability and quality of life (QoL) is not well known. This analysis explores the effect of specific combinations of chronic diseases on disability, QoL and self-rated health (SRH).",
author = "Olga McDaid and Hanly, {Mark J} and Kathryn Richardson and Frank Kee and Kenny, {Rose Anne} and George Savva",
note = "This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ and http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode",
year = "2013",
month = jun,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002571",
language = "English",
volume = "3",
journal = "BMJ Open",
issn = "2044-6055",
publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group",
number = "6",
}