Miscoding of hospital discharges as acute myocardial infarction: Implications for surveillance programs aimed at elucidating trends in coronary artery disease

The current decline in coronary artery disease mortality (CAD) may be a result of a declining population risk or of a declining case-fatality rate. Information on incidence trends for myocardial infarction (MI) could be used to distinguish between these 2 possibilities. Hospital discharge codes for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 1984-04, Vol.53 (8), p.1000-1002
Hauptverfasser:	Kennedy, Gemma T., Stern, Michael P., Crawford, Michael H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Coronary Disease - epidemiology Coronary heart disease Epidemiologic Methods False Negative Reactions False Positive Reactions Heart Humans Medical Records - standards Medical sciences Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology Patient Discharge Texas
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