Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 6 , Pages 595-602 , June 2005

The development of a comorbidity index with physical function as the outcome

  • Dianne L. Groll

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 2V7
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 613-549-6666 ext. 3310; fax: 613-544-4238.
    • ,
  • Teresa To

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Sciences, Health Policy Management University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada M5S 1A8
    • ,
  • Claire Bombardier

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Work & Health, 481 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2E9
    • ,
  • James G. Wright

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Public Health Sciences, Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto

,Accepted 14 October 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.10.018

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 58, Issue 6 , Pages 595-602 , June 2005

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