Accuracy of VA databases for diagnoses of knee replacement and hip replacement

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1639-1642

  Singh, J A ^a,b,c,d   Ayub, S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Databases; Hip replacement; Knee replacement; Validity; Veterans Affairs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CLINICAL CODING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 78649701326     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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