Journal article
Measuring Comorbidity in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Comorbidities are diseases or conditions that coexist with a disease of interest. The importance of comorbidities is that they can alter treatment decisions, change resource utilization, and confound the results of survival analysis.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the best comorbidity index to use in survival analysis of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Authors
Hall SF; Rochon PA; Streiner DL; Paszat LF; Groome PA; Rohland SL
Journal
The Laryngoscope, Vol. 112, No. 11, pp. 1988–1996
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
11 2002
DOI
10.1097/00005537-200211000-00015
ISSN
0023-852X