Quality of ICD-10 colorectal cancer diagnosis codes in the Danish National Registry of Patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 722-727

  Helqvist, L ^a   Erichsen, R ^a   Gammelager, H ^a   Johansen, M B ^a   Sorensen H T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasm; Data quality; Hospital registry diagnosis; ICD 10; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON TUMOR; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RECTUM TUMOR; REGISTER; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84867914283     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01350.x     Document Type: Article

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