Consensus statements for the use of administrative health data in rheumatic disease research and surveillance

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-73

  Bernatsky, Sasha ^a,b   Lix, Lisa ^c   O'Donnell, Siobhan ^d   Lacaille, Diane ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administrative health data; Arthritis; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE HEALTH DATA IN RHEUMATIC DISEASE RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; DATA BASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EXPOSURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFECTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; NEOPLASM; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CONSENSUS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESEARCH; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 84871891865     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120835     Document Type: Article

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