Underestimated prevalence of heart failure in hospital inpatients: a comparison of ICD codes and discharge letter information

BACKGROUND: Heart failure is the predominant cause of hospitalization and amongst the leading causes of death in Germany. However, accurate estimates of prevalence and incidence are lacking. Reported figures originating from different information sources are compromised by factors like economic reas...

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Autores principales: Kaspar, Mathias, Fette, Georg, Güder, Gülmisal, Seidlmayer, Lea, Ertl, Maximilian, Dietrich, Georg, Greger, Helmut, Puppe, Frank, Störk, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29667017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1245-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29667017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1245-z

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