An assessment of the validity of ICD code 410 to identify hospital admissions for myocardial infarction: The Corpus Christi Heart Project

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 948-952

  Pladevall, M ^a,b   Goff, D C ^a   Nichaman, M Z ^a   Chan, F ^a   Ramsey, D ^a   Ortiz, C ^a   Labarthe, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

ICD codes; Myocardial infarction; Predictive value; Sensitivity; Surveillance; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEXAS;

EID: 0029910125     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.5.948     Document Type: Article

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