Validation of the diagnostic algorithms for 5 chronic conditions in the Canadian primary care sentinel surveillance network (CPCSSN): A Kingston practice-based research network (PBRN) report

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-167

  Kadhim Saleh, Amjed ^a   Green, Michael ^a   Williamson, Tyler ^a   Hunter, Duncan ^a   Birtwhistle, Richard ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Health informatics; Practice based research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84875819978     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120183     Document Type: Article

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