Comorbidity adjustment index for the international classification of diseases, 10 Índice de ajuste de co-morbilidad para la 10a revisión de la clasificación internacional de enfermedades Índice de ajuste de comorbidade para a 10a revisão da classificação internacional de doenças

• Main Authors: Robert Antonio Ramiarina (Author), Beatriz Luiza Ramiarina (Author), Renan Moritz V R Almeida (Author), Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To develop a Charlson-like comorbidity index based on clinical conditions and weights of the original Charlson comorbidity index. METHODS: Clinical conditions and weights were adapted from the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision and applied to a single hospital admissi...