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Validity of ICD-9-CM codes for breast, lung and colorectal cancers in three Italian administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study protocol

INTRODUCTION: Administrative healthcare databases are useful tools to study healthcare outcomes and to monitor the health status of a population. Patients with cancer can be identified through disease-specific codes, prescriptions and physician claims, but prior validation is required to achieve an...

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Autores principales: Abraha, Iosief, Serraino, Diego, Giovannini, Gianni, Stracci, Fabrizio, Casucci, Paola, Alessandrini, Giuliana, Bidoli, Ettore, Chiari, Rita, Cirocchi, Roberto, De Giorgi, Marcello, Franchini, David, Vitale, Maria Francesca, Fusco, Mario, Montedori, Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4809074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27016247
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010547