Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 7 , Pages 687-693 , July 2001

Accuracy of administrative data to assess comorbidity in patients with heart disease: an Australian perspective

  • Heather Powell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, New South Wales 2310, Australia. Tel.: 61 2 49213446; fax: 61 2 49213469.(H. Powell)
    • ,
  • Lynette L-Y Lim

      Affiliations

    • The Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Richard F Heller

      Affiliations

    • The Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Received 29 September 2000 ,Revised 18 October 2000 ,Accepted 21 November 2000.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 7 , Pages 687-693 , July 2001

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