Open AccessValidating viral hepatitis B and C diagnosis codes: a retrospective analysis using Ontario’s health administrative data
Author(s) -
Abdool S. Yasseen,
Jeffrey C. Kwong,
Rafal Kustra,
Laura Holder,
Hannah Chung,
Liane Macdonald,
Naveed Z. Janjua,
Tony Mazzulli,
Jordan J. Feld,
Natasha S. Crowcroft
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
canadian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1920-7476
pISSN - 0008-4263
DOI - 10.17269/s41997-020-00435-x
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b virus , logistic regression , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , predictive value , hepatitis b , population , diagnosis code , retrospective cohort study , predictive value of tests , virology , virus , environmental health
We aimed to determine the criterion validity of using diagnosis codes for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) to identify infections.