ICD-10 codes are a valid tool for identification of pneumonia in hospitalized patients aged >= 65 years

SA Skull; RM Andrews; GB Byrnes; DA Campbell; TM Nolan; GV Brown; HA Kelly

Journal article

ICD-10 codes are a valid tool for identification of pneumonia in hospitalized patients aged >= 65 years

SA Skull, RM Andrews, GB Byrnes, DA Campbell, TM Nolan, GV Brown, HA Kelly

Epidemiology and Infection | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2008

DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807008564

University of Melbourne Researchers

Graham Byrnes Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Heath Kelly Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Terry Nolan Author Infectious Diseases

Graham Brown Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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PLATYPUS

This proposal builds on the applicants’ experience with existing large prospective studies and on studies of families of patients with bowel..

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Capacity Building Grant in Population Health

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Victorian Government Department of Human Services. Technical assistance was provided by research assistants responsible for data collection: Anne-Marie Woods, Carol Roberts, Caroline Watts and Joy Turner, and data-entry persons Thao Nguyen and Jason Zhu. Graham Byrnes is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Capacity Building Grant in Population Health (251533).