Comparison of ICD code-based diagnosis of obesity with measured obesity in children and the implications for health care cost estimates

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kuhle, Stefan ^a   Kirk, Sara F L ^b   Ohinmaa, Arto ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 83755196743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-173     Document Type: Article

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