The accuracy of discharge diagnosis coding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a large teaching hospital

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 635-640

  Pisa, Federica Edith ^a   Verriello, Lorenzo ^a,b   Deroma, Laura ^a   Drigo, Daniela ^a   Bergonzi, Paolo ^a,b   Gigli, Gian Luigi ^a,b   Barbone, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Disease registries; Hospital morbidity data; Incidence; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTRATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350187096     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9376-1     Document Type: Article

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