Comparing the validity of different sources of information on emergency department visits: A latent class analysis

Medical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 266-275

  Dendukuri, Nandini ^a,c,f   McCusker, Jane ^b,c   Bellavance, François ^d   Cardin, Sylvie ^e   Verdon, Josée ^a   Karp, Igor ^c   Belzile, Éric ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency visits; Latent class analysis; Self report; Seniors; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRAIL ELDERLY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUEBEC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF DISCLOSURE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 14844337545     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200503000-00009     Document Type: Article

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