Open AccessExploring novel diabetes surveillance methods: a comparison of administrative, laboratory and pharmacy data case definitions using THIN
Author(s) -
Bushra Khokhar,
Hude Quan,
Gilaad G. Kaplan,
Sonia Butalia,
Doreen M. Rabi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdx096
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , diabetes mellitus , medical record , medical prescription , population , cohort , family medicine , pediatrics , environmental health , pharmacology , endocrinology
The objective of this study was to identify patients with diabetes in a comprehensive primary care electronic medical records database using a number of different case definitions (clinical, pharmacy, laboratory definitions and a combination thereof) and understand the differences in patient populations being captured by each definition.
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