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The accuracy of administrative data diagnoses of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

Sasha S Bernatsky, Tina T Linehan, and John G JG Hanly

Journal Watch (General) 38(8):1612-6 (2011) PMID 21532057

To examine the validity of case definitions for systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases [SARD; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), myositis, Sjögren's syndrome, vasculitis, and polymyalgia rheumatica] based on administrative data, compared to rheumatology records.

DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.101149
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