Positive predictive value of the diagnosis coding for vitamin B12 deficiency anemia in the Danish National Patient Register

Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 333-338

  Ben Ghezala, Inès ^a   Berg Arendt, Johan Frederik ^a   Erichsen, Rune ^a   Zalfani, Jihen ^a   Gammelager, Henrik ^a   Frøslev, Trine ^a   Olsen, Morten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danish national patient register; International classification of diseases; Laboratory information systems database; Positive predictive value; Validation study; Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; ICD-10; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84870750737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S38229     Document Type: Article

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