Identifying mental health and substance use disorders using emergency department and hospital records: a population-based retrospective cohort study of diagnostic concordance and disease attribution

Objectives Administrative data are increasingly being used for surveillance and monitoring of mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD) across Canada. However, the validity of the diagnostic codes specific to MHSUD is unknown in emergency departments (EDs). Our objective was to determine the...

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Main Authors: Rolando Barrios, Linwei Wang, Fahmida Homayra, Lindsay A Pearce, Dimitra Panagiotoglou, Rachael McKendry, Craig Mitton, Bohdan Nosyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/7/e030530.full
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