Childhood Asthma Surveillance using Administrative Data: Consistency between Medical Billing and Hospital Discharge Diagnoses

BACKGROUND: The absence of ongoing surveillance for childhood asthma in Montreal, Quebec, prompted the present investigation to assess the validity and practicality of administrative databases as a foundation for surveillance.

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Main Authors: France Labrèche, Tom Kosatsky, Raymond Przybysz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/412809
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