Validation of asthma discrimination criteria using health insurance claims data in Japan: Additional proposals for more specific criteria

• Yuto Hamada,
• Eiji Nakatani,
• Takayoshi Nagahama,
• Katsuhiko Nagai,
• Kisako Nagayama,
• Yasuhiro Tomita,
• Yosuke Kamide,
• Kiyoshi Sekiya,
• Masami Taniguchi,
• Yuma Fukutomi

Affiliations

Yuto Hamada

Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Eiji Nakatani

Graduate School of Public Health, Shizuoka Graduate University of Public Health, Shizuoka, Japan

Takayoshi Nagahama

JMDC Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Katsuhiko Nagai

JMDC Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Kisako Nagayama

Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Yasuhiro Tomita

Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan

Yosuke Kamide

Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Kiyoshi Sekiya

Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Masami Taniguchi

Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan; Center for Immunology and Allergology, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Yuma Fukutomi

Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan; Corresponding author. Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0392, Japan.