An external validation of coding for childhood maltreatment in routinely collected primary and secondary care data

Abstract Validated methods of identifying childhood maltreatment (CM) in primary and secondary care data are needed. We aimed to create the first externally validated algorithm for identifying maltreatment using routinely collected healthcare data. Comprehensive code lists were created for use withi...

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Main Authors: Ann John, Joanna McGregor, Amanda Marchant, Marcos DelPozo-Baños, Ian Farr, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Alison Kemp, Aideen Naughton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34011-3