Accuracy of medicare claims-based diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Estimating positive predictive value on the basis of review of hospital records

American Heart Journal

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-104

  Kiyota, Yuka ^a   Schneeweiss, Sebastian ^a   Glynn, Robert J ^a   Cannuscio, Carolyn C ^b   Avorn, Jerry ^a   Solomon, Daniel H ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Division of Pharmacoepidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 3142651905     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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