Evaluating the predictive value of osteoarthritis diagnoses in an administrative database

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1881-1885

  Harrold, Leslie R ^a   Yood, Robert A ^b   Andrade, Susan E ^a   Reed, John I ^c   Cernieux, Jackie ^a   Straus, Walter ^d   Weeks, Mary ^d   Lewis, Barbara ^c   Gurwitz, Jerry H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0033869059     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200008)43:8<1881::aid-anr26>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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