Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 137-142 , February 1999

A Comparison of the Charlson Comorbidity Index Derived from Medical Record Data and Administrative Billing Data

  • Stephanie M. Kieszak

      Affiliations

    • Kerr L. White Institute for Health Services Research, Decatur, GA USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Stephanie Kieszak, M.A., M.P.H., Outcomes Analyst, Kerr L. White Institute for Health Services Research, 101 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 610, Decatur, GA 30030
    • ,
  • W.Dana Flanders

      Affiliations

    • Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta, GA USA
    • Program in Health Care Epidemiology and Clinical Decision Making, Emory University Center for Clinical Evaluation Sciences, Atlanta, GA USA
    • ,
  • Andrzej S. Kosinski

      Affiliations

    • Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta, GA USA
    • ,
  • Clanton C. Shipp

      Affiliations

    • Georgia Medical Care Foundation, Atlanta, GA USA
    • ,
  • Herbert Karp

      Affiliations

    • Georgia Medical Care Foundation, Atlanta, GA USA

,Accepted 13 October 1998.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 137-142 , February 1999

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