Searching for an improved clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative data

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 49
Issue: 3
Pages: 273-278
Citations: 242
Access: Closed

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                                    William A. Ghali, 
                                
                                    Ruth Hall, 
                                
                                    Amy K. Rosen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Searching for an improved clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative data. 
                            Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
                            , 49
                            (3)
                            , 273-278.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0895-4356(95)00564-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00564-1