Validation of diabetes case definitions using administrative claims data

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 424-427

  Amed, S ^a,b   Vanderloo, S E ^c   Metzger, D ^a,b   Collet, J P ^a,b   Reimer, K ^d   Mccrea, P ^d   Johnson, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Children; Diabetes mellitus; Surveillance; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GOLD STANDARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCRIPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952496667     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03238.x     Document Type: Article

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