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See Latest ArticlesIdentifying Individuals with Physcian Diagnosed COPD in Health Administrative Databases
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 10/08/09
Gershon AS et al. – As number of ambulatory claims in the definition increased, sensitivity decreased and specificity increased. Individuals with COPD can be accurately identified in health administrative data, and therefore it may be used to create an unbiased population cohort for surveillance and research. This offers a powerful means of generating evidence to inform strategies that optimize the prevention and management of COPD.
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