Validity of major osteoporotic fracture diagnosis codes in the Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System in Hong Kong.

Ching-Lung CheungYu-Cho WooAlan C H LeeJoanne K Y LamJody K P ChuIan C K WongChing-Lung Cheung

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2017)

The use of ICD-9 code algorithm to identify major osteoporotic fracture in CDARS is a valid tool with a very high PPV. However, cautious interpretation is required when the study focuses on incident vertebral fracture. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

data analysis
bone mineral density
hip fracture
machine learning
cardiovascular disease
postmenopausal women
emergency department
adverse drug