Validating the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in a National Health Insurance claims database

The National Health Insurance Research Database, which uses claims data from hospitals contracted with the National Health Insurance (NHI) program in Taiwan, has been widely used for stroke research. The diagnostic accuracy of the NHI claims data with regard to acute ischemic stroke (AIS) has rarely...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Yang Hsieh, Chih-Hung Chen, Chung-Yi Li, Ming-Liang Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613003082