Comparison of ICD code-based diagnosis of obesity with measured obesity in children and the implications for health care cost estimates
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Administrative health databases are a valuable research tool to assess health care utilization at the population level. However, their use in obesity research limited due to the lack of data on body weight. A potential workaround is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/173 |