Open AccessValidation of case identification for alopecia areata using international classification of diseases coding
Author(s) -
Jonathan Lavian,
Sara J. Li,
Eunice Yoojin Lee,
Lindsey Bordone,
Fernanda Polubriaginof,
Angela M. Christiano,
Arash Mostaghimi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of trichology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0974-9241
pISSN - 0974-7753
DOI - 10.4103/ijt.ijt_67_20
Subject(s) - medicine , alopecia areata , diagnosis code , medical record , retrospective cohort study , icd 10 , dermatology , algorithm , pediatrics , population , psychiatry , environmental health , computer science
Search algorithms used to identify patients with alopecia areata (AA) need to be validated prior to use in large databases.