The Validity of Diagnosing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from a Large Administrative Database

BACKGROUND: Health authorities create and maintain administrative databases. Despite the potential advantages of these databases, the validity of the information they include must be considered.

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Main Authors: Yves Lacasse, Victor M Montori, Claude Lanthier, François Maltis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/567975
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spelling doaj-art-de712cf51bb04a07ad6399c3e99151732025-02-03T01:21:06ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412005-01-0112525125610.1155/2005/567975The Validity of Diagnosing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from a Large Administrative DatabaseYves Lacasse0Victor M Montori1Claude Lanthier2François Maltis3Centre de recherche, Centre de pneumologie, Hôpital Laval, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l’Université Laval, Québec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USARéseau québécois de l’asthme et de la MPOC, Québec, CanadaCentre de recherche, Centre de pneumologie, Hôpital Laval, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l’Université Laval, Québec, CanadaBACKGROUND: Health authorities create and maintain administrative databases. Despite the potential advantages of these databases, the validity of the information they include must be considered.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/567975
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