ORPHAcodes use for the coding of rare diseases: comparison of the accuracy and cross country comparability

ORPHAcodes use for the coding of rare diseases: comparison of the accuracy and cross country comparability

Abstract Background Estimates of rare disease (RD) population impact in terms of number of affected patients and accurate disease definition is hampered by their under-representation in current coding systems. This study tested the use of a specific RD codification system (ORPHAcodes) in five Europe...

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Main Authors: Monica Mazzucato, Laura Visonà Dalla Pozza, Paola Facchin, Cèline Angin, Francis Agius, Clara Cavero-Carbonell, Virginia Corrochano, Katerina Hanusova, Kurt Kirch, Deborah Lambert, Caterina Lucano, Sylvie Maiella, Monica Panzaru, Cristina Rusu, Stefanie Weber, Oscar Zurriaga, Miroslav Zvolsky, Ana Rath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Rare diseases
Coding
Diagnoses
Orphanet
ORPHAcodes
ICD-10
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02864-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-023-02864-6

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