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Moderate sensitivity and high specificity of emergency department administrative data for transient ischemic attacks

BACKGROUND: Validation of administrative data case definitions is key for accurate passive surveillance of disease. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a condition primarily managed in the emergency department. However, prior validation studies have focused on data after inpatient hospitalization. We...

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Autores principales: Yu, Amy Y. X., Quan, Hude, McRae, Andrew, Wagner, Gabrielle O., Hill, Michael D., Coutts, Shelagh B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5604304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28923103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2612-6