Validity of hospital morbidity records for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A population-based study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 723-727

  Chiò, Adriano ^a   Ciccone, Giovannino ^a   Calvo, Andrea ^a   Vercellino, Marco ^a   Di Vito, Nicoletta ^a   Ghiglione, Paolo ^a   Mutani, Roberto ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Hospital morbidity data; Incidence; Positive predictive value; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036344910     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(02)00409-2     Document Type: Article

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