The Trend of Prevalence of Multimorbidity and Needs of Out-Patient Health Care Services in Rural and Urban Areas in Klaipeda Region

Arnoldas Jurgutis, Laura Kubiliutė, Arvydas Martinkėnas, Jelena Filipova, Alfridas Bumblys Abstract The aim of the study: to evaluate multimorbidity dynamics, and needs of out-patient health care services in rural and urban areas in Klaipeda region during years 2009-2011. An observational retrospective study was performed using non-personalized population data from the Klaipeda Territorial Sickness Fund database.…