Validity of cerebrovascular ICD-9-CM codes in healthcare administrative databases. The Umbria Data-Value Project.

BACKGROUND:Validation of administrative databases for cerebrovascular diseases is crucial for epidemiological, outcome, and health services research. The aim of this study was to validate ICD-9 codes for hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke in administrative databases, to use them for a comprehensive asse...

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Main Authors: Massimiliano Orso, Francesco Cozzolino, Serena Amici, Marcello De Giorgi, David Franchini, Paolo Eusebi, Anna Julia Heymann, Guido Lombardo, Anna Mengoni, Alessandro Montedori, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Iosief Abraha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227653

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