Journal article
Validity of COPD diagnoses reported through nationwide health insurance systems in the People’s Republic of China
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Background
COPD is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, with particularly high rates in the People’s Republic of China, even among never smokers. Large population-based cohort studies should allow for reliable assessment of the determinants of diseases, which is dependent on the quality of disease diagnoses. We assessed the validity of COPD diagnoses collected through electronic health records in the People’s Republic of China.
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
+ Swiss National Science Foundation
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Vaucher, J
Grant:
P2LAP3_155086
+ Lausanne University Hospital
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Vaucher, J
Grant:
P2LAP3_155086
+ Société Industrielle et Commerciale de Produits Alimentaires Foundation.
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Vaucher, J
Grant:
P2LAP3_155086
Kadoorie Charitable Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Dove Medical Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Journal website
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 419—430
- Publication date:
- 2016-03-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-12-21
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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1176-9106
- Source identifiers:
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609861
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- Local pid:
- pubs:609861
- Deposit date:
- 2016-03-14
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- Copyright holder:
- Kurmi et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 Kurmi et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The license permits unrestricted use,distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
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- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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