Systematic analysis reveals coding inaccuracies related to education level in Sweden, suggesting urgent improvements in coding practices.
We found consistent trends of high GC level in Sweden with doctors assigning more GCs to the lowest educated. Our results reveal stark sociodemographic disparities in CoD coding in Sweden and it is probable that similar disparities would be found elsewhere. This underscores the need for improving procedures and national guidelines in CoD assignment to correctly represent all social groups in research.
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