Comorbidity as a correlate of length of stay for hospitalized patients with acute chest pain

Kunihiko Matsui; Lee Goldman; Paula A. Johnson; Karen M. Kuntz; E. Francis Cook; Thomas H. Lee

doi:10.1007/bf02598265

Keywords

MedicineCharlson comorbidity indexMyocardial infarctionEmergency departmentComorbidityChest painInternal medicineEmergency medicineProspective cohort studyCohort

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Brigham and Women's Hospital US

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 11
Issue: 5
Pages: 262-268
Citations: 55
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                                    Kunihiko Matsui, 
                                
                                    Lee Goldman, 
                                
                                    Paula A. Johnson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Comorbidity as a correlate of length of stay for hospitalized patients with acute chest pain. 
                            Journal of General Internal Medicine
                            , 11
                            (5)
                            , 262-268.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02598265
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/bf02598265