The Charlson Comorbidity Index Can Be Used Prospectively to Identify Patients Who Will Incur High Future Costs

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Mary Charlson ,

* E-mail: mecharl@med.cornell.edu

Affiliation Center for Integrative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States of America
⨯
Martin T. Wells,

Affiliation Department of Statistical Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States of America
⨯
Ralph Ullman,

Affiliation 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds, New York, NY, United States of America
⨯
Fionnuala King,

Affiliation 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds, New York, NY, United States of America
⨯
Celia Shmukler

Affiliation 1199SEIU Benefit and Pension Funds, New York, NY, United States of America
⨯

Reader Comments (0)

Mental health and psychiatry
Is the Subject Area "Mental health and psychiatry" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Body weight
Is the Subject Area "Body weight" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Hospitalizations
Is the Subject Area "Hospitalizations" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Dementia
Is the Subject Area "Dementia" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Depression
Is the Subject Area "Depression" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Medical risk factors
Is the Subject Area "Medical risk factors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Diabetes mellitus
Is the Subject Area "Diabetes mellitus" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Health economics
Is the Subject Area "Health economics" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.