Open AccessThe Validity of Diagnosing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from a Large Administrative Database
Author(s) -
Yves Lacasse,
Víctor M. Montori,
Claude Lanthier,
François Maltis
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2005/567975
Subject(s) - copd , medicine , asthma , diagnosis code , medical prescription , medical diagnosis , database , pulmonary disease , epidemiology , population , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology , environmental health , computer science , pharmacology
Health authorities create and maintain administrative databases. Despite the potential advantages of these databases, the validity of the information they include must be considered.
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