A cohort study showed that health insurance databases were accurate to distinguish chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from asthma and classify disease severity
Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, 3650 St-Urbain Street, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2P4, Canada
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montréal H3C 3J7, QC, Canada
Research Centre, Sacré-Coeur Hospital, University of Montreal, PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montréal H3C 3J7, QC, Canada
PII: S0895-4356(04)00235-5
doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.08.006
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