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324. Lack of Accuracy of the International Classification of Disease, Ninth (ICD-9) Codes in Identifying Patients With Encephalitis

BACKGROUND: ICD-9 codes have been widely used in studies utilizing large national databases that evaluate the clinical epidemiology of encephalitis in the United States. Many studies have showed that ICD-9 codes have poor accuracy in stroke, multiple sclerosis and pulmonary fibrosis but their utilit...

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Autores principales: Samannodi, Mohammed, Hansen, Michael, Hasbun, Rodrigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255549/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.335