Validation of Coding Algorithms for the Identification of Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Using Administrative Data

Affiliations

Robert P Myers: Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Abdel Aziz M Shaheen: Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Andrew Fong: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alex F Wan: Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mark G Swain: Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Robert J Hilsden: Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lloyd Sutherland: Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Hude Quan: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Large-scale epidemiological studies of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have been hindered by difficulties in case ascertainment.

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720