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December 29, 2010Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety1,296 citations

Validation of the national health insurance research database with ischemic stroke cases in Taiwan

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CCChing‐Lan ChengYYYea‐Huei Kao YangSLSwu‐Jane Lin

Structured PICO

P
Population
Ischemic stroke cases in Taiwan
I
Intervention
National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) records
O
Outcome
Accuracy of recording ischemic stroke diagnoses and aspirin prescriptions

The NHIRD in Taiwan is a valid and highly accurate resource for population research regarding ischemic stroke diagnoses and aspirin prescriptions.

Abstract

The accuracy of the NHIRD in recording ischemic stroke diagnoses and aspirin prescriptions was high, and the NHIRD appears to be a valid resource for population research in ischemic stroke.

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Cheng et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d76360f07a12db70b8acd1https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.2087
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