Open AccessValidity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnoses in a Large Administrative Database
Author(s) -
Yves Lacasse,
Jean-Marc Daigle,
Sylvie Martin,
François Maltais
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1155/2012/260374
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , medical diagnosis , spirometry , pulmonologists , diagnosis code , database , pulmonary disease , medical record , disease , emergency medicine , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , asthma , population , pathology , environmental health , computer science
Administrative databases are often used for research purposes, with minimal attention devoted to the validity of the included diagnoses.
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