Use of ICD-9 diagnosis codes in epidemiologic surveys may significantly underestimate the incidence and impact of invasive pneumococcal disease locally.
- Author:
Li Yang HSU
;
Tse Hsien KOH
- Publication Type:Letter
- MeSH: Health Surveys; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; International Classification of Diseases; Pneumococcal Infections; epidemiology; Singapore; epidemiology
- From:Singapore medical journal 2008;49(5):441-441
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English