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Validity of COPD diagnoses reported through nationwide health insurance systems in the People’s Republic of China

BACKGROUND: COPD is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, with particularly high rates in the People’s Republic of China, even among never smokers. Large population-based cohort studies should allow for reliable assessment of the determinants of diseases, which is dependent on the quality of...

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Autores principales: Kurmi, Om P, Vaucher, Julien, Xiao, Dan, Holmes, Michael V, Guo, Yu, Davis, Kourtney J, Wang, Chen, Qin, Haiyan, Turnbull, Iain, Peng, Peng, Bian, Zheng, Clarke, Robert, Li, Liming, Chen, Yiping, Chen, Zhengming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4780206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27042034
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S100736