Determining the test characteristics of claims-based diagnostic codes for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in a medical service claims database

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 304-307

  Tagalakis, Vicky ^a   Kahn, Susan R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative databases; Deep vein thrombosis; Diagnostic codes; Medical service claims; Pulmonary embolism; Regie de l' Assurance Maladie du Qu bec; Sensitivity; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANADA; CLINICAL CODING; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79952001310     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.2061     Document Type: Article

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