Accuracy of emergency room diagnostic coding in patients admitted with acute exacerbations of COPD

T. K. Marras, K. M. Sanders, C. K. N. Chan, J. Yang, S. Aaron, M. S. Balter (Toronto, Ottawa, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Clinical and behavioural consequences of COPD
Session: Clinical and behavioural consequences of COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 216
Disease area: Airway diseases

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