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What does validation of cases in electronic record databases mean? The potential contribution of free text†

Electronic health records are increasingly used for research. The definition of cases or endpoints often relies on the use of coded diagnostic data, using a pre-selected group of codes. Validation of these cases, as ‘true’ cases of the disease, is crucial. There are, however, ambiguities in what is...

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Autores principales: Nicholson, Amanda, Tate, Anne Rosemary, Koeling, Rob, Cassell, Jackie A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3083518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21351316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.2086