Validity of diagnoses and procedures in Japanese dental claims data

• Main Authors: Sachiko Ono (Author), Miho Ishimaru (Author), Yusuke Ida (Author), Hayato Yamana (Author), Yosuke Ono (Author), Kazuto Hoshi (Author), Hideo Yasunaga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dental claims data have been used for epidemiological studies without establishing the validity of the recorded diagnoses or procedures. The present study aimed to examine the accuracy of diagnoses, procedures, operation time, and the number of teeth recorded in dental claims dat...