Developing a comorbidity index for comparing cancer outcomes in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians

Developing a comorbidity index for comparing cancer outcomes in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians

Abstract Background Comorbidity is known to increase risk of death in cancer patients, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal. The means of measuring comorbidity to assess risk of death has not been studied in any depth in Aboriginal patients in Australia. In this study, conventional and customized como...

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Main Authors: Lettie Pule, Elizabeth Buckley, Theophile Niyonsenga, David Banham, David Roder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Comorbidity
Aboriginal
Cancer outcomes
Racial/ethnic disparity
Risk prediction
Cancer survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3603-y

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