Underestimation of the reliability of codes for rheumatoid arthritis within administrative data: Comment on the article by Ng et al

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 835-836

  Schmajuk, Gabriela ^a   Yazdany, Jinoos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84876738561     PISSN: 2151464X     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.21911     Document Type: Letter

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