Accuracy of Hospital Discharge Coding Data for the Surveillance of Drain-Related Meningitis
β Scribed by Maaike S. M. van Mourik, MD, MSc; Annet Troelstra, MD, PhD; Karel G. M. Moons, PhD; Marc J. M. Bonten, MD, PhD
- Book ID
- 125765667
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
- DOI
- 10.1086/669867
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