Assessing measures of comorbidity and functional status for risk adjustment to compare hospital performance for colorectal cancer surgery: a retrospective data-linkage study

BACKGROUND: Comparing outcomes between hospitals requires consideration of patient factors that could account for any observed differences. Adjusting for comorbid conditions is common when studying outcomes following cancer surgery, and a commonly used measure is the Charlson comorbidity index. Othe...

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Autores principales: Dobbins, Timothy A, Badgery-Parker, Tim, Currow, David C, Young, Jane M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26174550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-015-0175-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26174550
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-015-0175-1

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