A comparison of comorbidity indices and estimates of life expectancy for men with prostate cancer

Authors

  • Eugenio Ventimiglia Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Rolf Gedeborg Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Andri Wilberg Orrason Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Paolo Zaurito Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Urology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
  • Hans Garmo Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Pär Stattin Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • Marcus Westerberg Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v60.43810

Keywords:

CCI, Comorbidities, Life expectancy, MDCI, Prostate cancer

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2025-06-03

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Ventimiglia, E., Gedeborg, R., Orrason, A. W., Zaurito, P., Garmo, H., Stattin, P., & Westerberg, M. (2025). A comparison of comorbidity indices and estimates of life expectancy for men with prostate cancer. Scandinavian Journal of Urology, 60, 105–107. https://doi.org/10.2340/sju.v60.43810

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