Positive predictive value of computerized medical records for uncomplicated and complicated upper gastrointestinal ulcer

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 900-909

  Margulis, Andrea V ^a   García Rodríguez, Luis A ^b   Hernández Díaz, Sonia ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacoepidemiology   (Spain)

Author keywords

Date of diagnosis; Helicobacter pylori; Peptic ulcer; Predictive value; THIN; Upper gastrointestinal complications; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70450197206     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1787     Document Type: Article

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