Comparing comorbid-illness indices assessing outcome variation: The case of prostatectomy

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-38

  Krousel Wood, Marie A ^a   Abdoh, Ahmed ^a   Re, Richard ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

comorbidity, outcomes; prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 0030068276     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02603483     Document Type: Article

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