The accuracy of hospital discharge coding for hemorrhagic stroke

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-119

  Kirkman, Matthew Anthony ^a   Mahattanakul, Wattana ^a   Gregson, Barbara A ^a   Mendelow, A David ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Coding accuracy; Epidemiology of stroke; ICD 10; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 67849092164     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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