Algorithms to identify COPD in health systems with and without access to ICD coding: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Holger Gothe (Author), Sasa Rajsic (Author), Djurdja Vukicevic (Author), Tonio Schoenfelder (Author), Beate Jahn (Author), Sabine Geiger-Gritsch (Author), Diana Brixner (Author), Niki Popper (Author), Gottfried Endel (Author), Uwe Siebert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Estimation of incidence, prevalence and disease burden through routine insurance data is challenging because of under-diagnosis and under-treatment, particularly for early stage dis...