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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Chronic Disease > The Human Burden of Chronic Disease
The average 75-year-old suffers from 3 chronic conditions and takes 5 prescription medications.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Merck Institute of Aging and Health. The State of Aging and Health in America 2004. Washington, D.C.: Merck Institute of Aging and Health. 2004. [ Permalink ]