Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 49, Issue 12 , Pages 1429-1433, December 1996

Practical considerations on the use of the charlson comorbidity index with administrative data bases

  • William D'Hoore

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: William D'Hoore, Université de Montréal, Département d'Administration de la Santé, Equipe de Recherche Opérationnelle en Santé, CP 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal (Québec), H3C 3J7 Canada.
    • Université de Montréal, Département d'Administration de la Santé, Equipe de Recherche Opérationnelle en Santé, Montréal, H3C 3J7 Canada
  • ,
  • André Bouckaert

      Affiliations

    • Université Catholique de Louvain-Faculté de Médecine, Unité de Mathématique Appliquée à la Médecine, B-1200 Bruxelles, Belgium
  • ,
  • Charles Tilquin

      Affiliations

    • Université de Montréal, Département d'Administration de la Santé, Equipe de Recherche Opérationnelle en Santé, Montréal, H3C 3J7 Canada

Accepted 4 June 1996.

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PII: S0895-4356(96)00271-5

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 49, Issue 12 , Pages 1429-1433, December 1996