Epidemiologic research using administrative databases: Garbage in, garbage out [1]

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 729-

  Hoover, Karen W ^a   Tao, Guoyu ^a   Kent, Charlotte K ^a   Aral, Sevgi O ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; CODING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; STANDARD;

CLINICAL CODING; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 79952010978     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31820cd18a     Document Type: Letter

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