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An eight-step method for assessing diagnostic data quality in practice: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as an exemplar.
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An eight-step method for assessing diagnostic data quality in practice: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as an exemplar.

ER Faulconer and S de Lusignan
Inform Prim Care, Vol.12(4), pp.243-254
2004

Abstract

Adolescent Adult Aged Aged 80 and over Child Child Preschool England Family Practice Female Humans Infant Infant Newborn Male Medical Audit Medical Records Systems Computerized Middle Aged Prevalence Primary Health Care Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Terminology as Topic Vocabulary Controlled
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Its management is shifting from the secondary to the primary care setting. The quality of data is known to vary between practices, and individual practices need to be able to assess their data quality.
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