Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 265-273 , March 2006

Charlson scores based on ICD-10 administrative data were valid in assessing comorbidity in patients undergoing urological cancer surgery

  • Martin Nuttall

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, United Kingdom
    • Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Jan van der Meulen

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, United Kingdom
    • Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-(0)207-869-6600 or 6601; fax: +44-(0)207-869-6644.
    • ,
  • Mark Emberton

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, United Kingdom
    • Institute of Urology and Nephrology, University College, London, United Kingdom

,Accepted 13 July 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.07.015

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 265-273 , March 2006

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