… The D'Hoore index demonstrated excellent ability to predict in-hospital mortality in … The
APACHE II score showed better ability to predict in-hospital mortality than D'Hoore CCI …

Aims While suboptimal adherence to statin medication has been quantified in real‐world
patient settings, a better understanding of its impact is needed, particularly with respect to …

Objective To conduct a systematic review of studies reporting on the validity of International
Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for identifying stroke in administrative data. Methods …

Objective To determine the magnitude of risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population through a meta‐analysis of …

Objective To determine the magnitude of the risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD;
fatal and non-fatal), including acute myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accidents (…

… D-penicillamine was used very rarely in 1996–2000, and biologic agents had not yet
received regulatory approval in British Columbia. Consistency of DMARD use was assessed by …

… D-penicillamine was not included because of its infrequent use in 1996–2003. Biologic
agents were not available in BC until after 2001 and were not included because of small …

Background Though administrative databases are increasingly being used for research
related to myocardial infarction (MI), the validity of MI diagnoses in these databases has never …

… , population-based administrative data from the Régie de l'Assurance Maladie du Québec
(… Ethics approval of the protocol and data release were provided by the Commission d'acces …

Worker productivity is a combination of time off work (absenteeism) due to an illness and time
at work but with reduced levels of productivity while at work (also known as presenteeism). …