Comparing Health Administrative and Clinical Registry Data: Trends in Incidence and Prevalence of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in British Columbia.
Justin M ChanMatthew W CarrollMatthew SmythZachary HamiltonDewey EvansKimberlyn McGrailEric I BenchimolKevan JacobsonPublished in: Clinical epidemiology (2021)
While the application of both health administrative and clinical registry data demonstrates that the incidence of IBD is increasing in BC, we identify strengths and limitations to both and suggest that the utilization of either data source requires unique considerations that mitigate misclassification biases.