Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 1250-1260, December 2008

Using multiple data features improved the validity of osteoporosis case ascertainment from administrative databases

  • Lisa M. Lix

      Affiliations

    • Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Canada
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 408-727 McDermot Avenue, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3E 3P5. Tel.: 204-975-7799; fax: 204-789-3910.
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  • Marina S. Yogendran

      Affiliations

    • Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Canada
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  • William D. Leslie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada
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  • Souradet Y. Shaw

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada
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  • Richard Baumgartner

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council, Winnipeg, Canada
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  • Christopher Bowman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada
    • Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council, Winnipeg, Canada
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  • Colleen Metge

      Affiliations

    • Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, Canada
    • Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, Canada
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  • Abba Gumel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba, Canada
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  • Janet Hux

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada
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  • Robert C. James

      Affiliations

    • Private Scholar, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

Accepted 4 February 2008. published online 11 July 2008.

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PII: S0895-4356(08)00050-4

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.02.002

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 1250-1260, December 2008

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