Comorbidity in lung cancer patients and its association with hospital readmission and fatality in China

Abstract Background Comorbidity has been established as one of the important predictors of poor prognosis in lung cancer. In this study, we analyzed the prevalence of main comorbidities and its association with hospital readmission and fatality for lung cancer patients in China. Methods The analyses...

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Main Authors: Dawei Zhu, Ruoxi Ding, Yong Ma, Zhishui Chen, Xuefeng Shi, Ping He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08272-y