Validation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnoses in healthcare databases: a systematic review protocol - Rimland, Joseph M; Abraha, Iosief; Luchetta, Maria Laura; Cozzolino, Francesco; Orso, Massimiliano; Cherubini, Antonio; Dell'Aquila, Giuseppina; Chiatti, Carlos; Ambrosio, Giuseppe; Montedori, Alessandro (BMJ open, 2016)
Keywords: Accuracy; Algorithms; Bias; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Classification; Clinical Coding - standards; Codes; Databases, Factual; Delivery of Health Care - standards; Disease; Disease Management; Electronic health records; Epidemiology; Family medical history; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Mortality; Primary care; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis; Research Design; Research Methods; Studies; Systematic review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Validation Studies as Topic; Chronic pulmonary obstructive disease; Administrative database; COPD algorithm; systematic review; sensitivity and specificity; Electronic Health Record