Adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative databases

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 613-619

  Deyo, Richard A ^a,b   Cherkin, Daniel C ^a,b,c   Ciol, Marcia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ComorbidityAdministrative dataLumbar spine

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COST; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURGERY;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICARE; SPINAL DISEASES; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026639706     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(92)90133-8     Document Type: Article

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