Estimation of the period prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among nine health plans using computerized diagnoses and outpatient pharmacy dispensings

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-461

  Herrinton, Lisa J ^a,b   Liu, Liyan ^a,b   Lafata, Jennifer Elston ^b,c   Allison, James E ^d   Andrade, Susan E ^b,e   Korner, Eli J ^b,f,g   Arnold Chan, K ^b,h,i   Platt, Richard ^b,h,i   Hiatt, Deborah ^j   O'Connor, Siobhán ^j  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HMO Research Network CERT   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f Clinical Research Unit   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^h HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

ⁱ BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Inflammatory bowel disease; Predictive values; Prevalence; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BALSALAZIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; OLSALAZINE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENTERITIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247583250     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20021     Document Type: Article

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