Algorithms can be used to identify fragility fracture cases in physician-claims databases

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 483-501

  Jean, S ^a   Candas, B ^a   Belzile, E ^b   Morin, S ^c   Bessette, L ^b   Dodin, S ^b   Brown, J P ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative database; Algorithms; Fractures; Osteoporosis; Sensitivity and specificity; Validation studies as topic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COCCYGEAL BONE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OPEN REDUCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SACRUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL CODING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; QUEBEC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84857374208     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1559-4     Document Type: Article

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