Accuracy of hospital discharge coding is important in assessing trends in stroke rates

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 139, Issue 31-32, 2009, Pages 463-

  Kirkman, Matthew A ^a   Albert, Angelique F ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LETTER; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CODING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 68549140150     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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