Evaluation of co-morbidity indices in patients admitted for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Background. There is limited and conflicting information on the use of co-morbidity instruments to predict mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods. We sought to test the validity of the Charlson Index and another co-morbidity instrument, the Adult co-morbidit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2004-12-01
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| Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/683 |