Discrepancies in administrative databases: implications for practice and research.

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Author information

Author/s: Roberts, Renée J (RJ); Stockwell, David C (DC); Slonim, Anthony D (AD);

Grants: K0-8 HS14009 (Agency:AHRQ HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Editorial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Critical care medicine (Crit Care Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Mar; vol 35 (issue 3) : pp 949-50

Dates: Created 2007/04/10; Completed 2007/05/02; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17421084, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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CommentOn: Crit Care Med. 2007 Mar;35(3):692-9. (PMID: 17255850)

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Bias (Epidemiology)
Critical Care - economics
Data Collection - standards
Databases as Topic - standards
Diagnosis-Related Groups - economics; standards
Hospital Costs - statistics & numerical data
Hospital Information Systems - standards
Humans

Insurance Claim Review - standards
Intensive Care Units - economics
Intermediate Care Facilities - economics
International Classification of Diseases - economics; standards
Medicaid - economics
Medicare - economics
Retrospective Studies
United States

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