Relapse is frequently considered an outcome measure of disease activity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). The objectives of this study were to identify relapse episodes in patients with MS in the Lazio region using health administrative databases and to evaluate the validity of the algorithm using patients enrolled at MS treatment centers.

Colais, P., Agabiti, N., Davoli, M., Buttari, F., Centonze, D., De Fino, C., et al. (2017). Identifying Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients through Administrative Data: A Validation Study in the Lazio Region, Italy. NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY, 48(3-4), 171-178 [10.1159/000479515].

Identifying Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients through Administrative Data: A Validation Study in the Lazio Region, Italy

Centonze D.
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2017-08-09

Abstract

Relapse is frequently considered an outcome measure of disease activity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS). The objectives of this study were to identify relapse episodes in patients with MS in the Lazio region using health administrative databases and to evaluate the validity of the algorithm using patients enrolled at MS treatment centers.
9-ago-2017
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA
English
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Administrative data; Algorithm; Health information systems; Multiple sclerosis; Relapse; Adult; Algorithms; Databases, Factual; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting; Recurrence; Sensitivity and Specificity
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/479515
Colais, P., Agabiti, N., Davoli, M., Buttari, F., Centonze, D., De Fino, C., et al. (2017). Identifying Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients through Administrative Data: A Validation Study in the Lazio Region, Italy. NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY, 48(3-4), 171-178 [10.1159/000479515].
Colais, P; Agabiti, N; Davoli, M; Buttari, F; Centonze, D; De Fino, C; Di Folco, M; Filippini, G; Francia, A; Galgani, S; Gasperini, C; Giuliani, M; Mirabella, M; Nociti, V; Pozzilli, C; Bargagli, A
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