Chronic disease prevalence from Italian administrative databases in the VALORE project: a validation through comparison of population estimates with general practice databases and national survey

Chronic disease prevalence from Italian administrative databases in the VALORE project: a validation through comparison of population estimates with general practice databases and national survey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Administrative databases are widely available and have been extensively used to provide estimates of chronic disease prevalence for the purpose of surveillance of both geographical and temporal trends. There are, however, other sourc...

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Main Authors: Gini Rosa, Francesconi Paolo, Mazzaglia Giampiero, Cricelli Iacopo, Pasqua Alessandro, Gallina Pietro, Brugaletta Salvatore, Donato Daniele, Donatini Andrea, Marini Alessandro, Zocchetti Carlo, Cricelli Claudio, Damiani Gianfranco, Bellentani Mariadonata, Sturkenboom Miriam CJM, Schuemie Martijn J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Prevalence
Chronic disease
Validation studies
Data reuse
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/15

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