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. 2020 Sep;35(9):2801-2803.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-05991-z. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Charlson Comorbidity Index Score and Risk of Severe Outcome and Death in Danish COVID-19 Patients

Daniel Mølager Christensen  1 , Jarl Emanuel Strange  2 , Gunnar Gislason  3 , Christian Torp-Pedersen  4 , Thomas Gerds  5 , Emil Fosbøl  6 , Matthew Phelps  3
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Charlson Comorbidity Index Score and Risk of Severe Outcome and Death in Danish COVID-19 Patients

Daniel Mølager Christensen et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Sep.
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Dr. Torp-Pedersen reports grants from Bayer and grants from Novo Nordisk outside the submitted work; all other authors reported no conflicts of interest.

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Estimated risks of severe outcome and death according to sex, age, and Charlson Comorbidity Index Score (CCIS).
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