Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 274-280 , March 2006

Specific comorbidity risk adjustment was a better predictor of 5-year acute myocardial infarction mortality than general methods

  • Gilat L. Grunau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 250-612-0353.
    • ,
  • Sam Sheps

      Affiliations

    • Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Elliot M. Goldner

      Affiliations

    • Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Pamela A. Ratner

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

,Accepted 17 August 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(05)00311-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 274-280 , March 2006

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