Impact of a modified data capture period on Liu comorbidity index scores in Medicare enrollees initiating chronic dialysis

BACKGROUND: The Liu Comorbidity Index uses the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) to quantify comorbidity in chronic dialysis patients, capturing baseline comorbidities from days 91 through 270 after dialysis initiation. The 270 day survival requirement results in sample size reductions and pot...

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Autores principales: Rigler, Sally K, Wetmore, James B, Mahnken, Jonathan D, Dong, Lei, Ellerbeck, Edward F, Shireman, Theresa I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23446357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-51

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3599670/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23446357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-51

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