Why Summary Comorbidity Measures Such As the Charlson Comorbidity Index and Elixhauser Score Work
Why Summary Comorbidity Measures Such As the Charlson Comorbidity Index and Elixhauser Score Work
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United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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BACKGROUND:Comorbidity adjustment is an important component of health services research and clinical prognosis. When adjusting for comorbidities in statistical models, researchers can include comorbidities individually or through the use of summary measures such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index or Elixhauser score. We examined the conditions under...
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Why Summary Comorbidity Measures Such As the Charlson Comorbidity Index and Elixhauser Score Work
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3818341
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3818341
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0025-7079
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1537-1948
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10.1097/MLR.0b013e318297429c
