Developing a comorbidity index for comparing cancer outcomes in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians
Abstract Background Comorbidity is known to increase risk of death in cancer patients, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. The means of measuring comorbidity to assess risk of death has not been studied in any depth in Aboriginal patients in Australia. In this study, conventional and customized como...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3603-y |