The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 108, Issue 8 , Pages 609-613, June 2000

A simple comorbidity scale predicts clinical outcomes and costs in dialysis patients☆

  • Srinivasan Beddhu, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Frank J Bruns, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Melissa Saul, MS

      Affiliations

    • Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Patricia Seddon, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • Mark L Zeidel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Mark L. Zeidel, MD, Renal-Electrolyte Division, Room 931 Scaife Hall, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261

Received 2 February 1999; received in revised form 19 January 2000; accepted 19 January 2000. published online 16 August 2004.

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☆ Supported by a grant from Dialysis Clinic, Inc. Nashville, Tennessee. Srinivasan Beddhu was recipient of a grant from the Emma Samuel Winters Foundation.

PII: S0002-9343(00)00371-5

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 108, Issue 8 , Pages 609-613, June 2000

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