Validity of diagnoses, procedures, and laboratory data in Japanese administrative data

Background: Validation of recorded data is a prerequisite for studies that utilize administrative databases. The present study evaluated the validity of diagnoses and procedure records in the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) data, along with laboratory test results in the newly-introdu...

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Main Author: Hayato Yamana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/27/10/27_JE56/_pdf