Fix incorrect age adjustment values in Charlson documentation#41
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Fix incorrect age adjustment values in Charlson documentation
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The Age Adjustment section in
docs/calculators/charlson.mdwas off by one — it listed +1 for ages 40–49, +2 for 50–59, etc., contradicting the original Charlson publication and the actual implementation.The code (
(age - 40) // 10clamped to 0–4) and tests were already correct; only the docs were wrong.Changes
docs/calculators/charlson.md: Corrected age score table to reflect actual behaviour: