Positive predictive value of ICD-9-CM codes to detect acute exacerbation of COPD in the emergency department

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 678-680

  Ginde, Adit A ^a   Tsai, Chu Lin ^c   Blanc, Phillip G ^b   Camargo, Carlos A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL AUDIT; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 56049118242     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(08)34086-0     Document Type: Article

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