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2009 journal article
Modeling the impact of comorbidity on breast cancer patient outcomes
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 13(2), 137–154.
author keywords: Nationwide inpatient sample; Breast cancer; Comorbidity; Descriptive statistics; Least squares regression; Survival analysis; Logistic regression; Censoring; Length of stay; Total charges; Mortality
MeSH headings : Aged; Breast Neoplasms / economics; Breast Neoplasms / mortality; Breast Neoplasms, Male / economics; Breast Neoplasms, Male / mortality; Comorbidity; Female; Hospital Charges / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Length of Stay; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Survival Analysis; United States / epidemiology
TL;DR:
This study shows that certain hypertension may not increase length of stay and total charges; diabetes behaves differently among general population and breast cancer patients; mental disorder has an impact on patient disposition that affects true length ofStay and charges, and obesity may have limited effect on patient outcomes.
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