A comparison of two comorbidity instruments in arthritis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1137-1142

  Gabriel, Sherine E ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   O'Fallon, W Michael ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Comorbidity measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TECHNIQUE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTHRITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032696769     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00124-9     Document Type: Article

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