Developing a comorbidity index for comparing cancer outcomes in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians

• Main Authors: Lettie Pule (Author), Elizabeth Buckley (Author), Theophile Niyonsenga (Author), David Banham (Author), David Roder (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...