The Use of a Bayesian Hierarchy to Develop and Validate a Co-Morbidity Score to Predict Mortality for Linked Primary and Secondary Care Data from the NHS in England

Colin J. Crooks; Tim R. Card; Joe West

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165507

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The Use of a Bayesian Hierarchy to Develop and Validate a Co-Morbidity Score to Predict Mortality for Linked Primary and Secondary Care Data from the NHS in England

Colin J. Crooks ,

* E-mail: colin.crooks@nottingham.ac.uk

Affiliations Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Unit in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre Campus, E Floor West Block, Derby Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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Tim R. Card,

Affiliations Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Unit in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre Campus, E Floor West Block, Derby Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
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Joe West

Affiliations Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Unit in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre Campus, E Floor West Block, Derby Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
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The Use of a Bayesian Hierarchy to Develop and Validate a Co-Morbidity Score to Predict Mortality for Linked Primary and Secondary Care Data from the NHS in England

Colin J. Crooks,
Tim R. Card,
Joe West

Published: October 27, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165507

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