Validity of hospital discharge data for identifying infants with cardiac defects

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 737-742

  Frohnert, Barbara Kathleen ^a   Lussky, Richard Charles ^b   Alms, Maureen Anne ^a   Mendelsohn, Nancy J ^c   Symonik, Daniel Michael ^a   Falken, Myron Clifford ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE FINDING; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORDS; MINNESOTA; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 27844517971     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211382     Document Type: Review

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