Potential coding error of herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination and HZ diagnosis in administrative data

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2008-2009

  Joesoef, M R ^a   Leung, J ^a   Harpaz, R ^a   Bialek, S R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Coding error; Herpes zoster; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

VARICELLA ZOSTER VACCINE;

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ERROR; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LETTER; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

CLINICAL CODING; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPES ZOSTER VACCINE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION;

EID: 79951811751     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.12.093     Document Type: Letter

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