Validity of ascertainment of co-morbid illness using administrative databases: A systematic review

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 715-721

  Leal, J R ^a   Laupland, K B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative; Charlson index; Co morbidities; Database; International Classification of Diseases (ICD); Validity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

EID: 77953855922     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02867.x     Document Type: Article

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