Validity of ICD-9-CM administrative data for determining eligibility for pneumococcal vaccination triggers

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 158-163

  Coffin, Carla S ^a   Saunders, Chad ^a   Thomas, Chandra M ^a   Loewen, Andrea H S ^a   Ghali, William A ^a   Campbell, Norman R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative data; International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD 9); Pneumococcal vaccine; Pneumococcus

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VACCINATION;

ADULT; CANADA; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

EID: 21144448341     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860604274380     Document Type: Article

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