Validity of heart failure diagnoses in administrative databases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE:Heart failure (HF) is an important covariate and outcome in studies of elderly populations and cardiovascular disease cohorts, among others. Administrative data is increasingly being used for long-term clinical research in these populations. We aimed to conduct the first systematic review...

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Main Authors: Natalie McCormick, Diane Lacaille, Vidula Bhole, J Antonio Avina-Zubieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4134216?pdf=render

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