Positive predictive value of ICD-9 codes in the identification of cases of complicated peptic ulcer disease in the Saskatchewan Hospital automated database

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-104

  Raiford, Drusilla S ^a   Gutthann, Susanne Pérez ^a   García Rodríguez, Luis A ^b  

^a Ciba Geigy SA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

data collection; gastrointestinal bleeding; ICD 9 codes; medical record linkage; nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents; Saskatchewan; validation

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030064245     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199601000-00018     Document Type: Article

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