Multicenter Study Comparing Case Definitions Used to Identify Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Prieto-Centurion, Valentin
- Rolle, Andrew J.
- Au, David H.
- Carson, Shannon S.
- Henderson, Ashley G.
- Lee, Todd A.
- Lindenauer, Peter K.
- McBurnie, Mary A.
- Mularski, Richard A.
- Naureckas, Edward T.
- Vollmer, William M.
- Joese, Binoy J.
- Krishnan, Jerry A.
Publication date
January 2014
DOIAbstract
Rationale: Clinical trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually require evidence of airflow obstruction and clinical risk factors. International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) diagnosis codes or patient-reported physician diagnoses are often used for epidemiologic studies and performance improvement programs
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