The need for validation of large administrative databases: Veterans Health Administration ICD-9CM coding of exudative age-related macular degeneration and ranibizumab usage

Paul Latkany1, Mona Duggal2, Joseph L. Goulet2, Hyung Paek1, Michael Rambo2, Philip C. Palmisano1, Woody Levin1, Joseph Erdos2, Amy C. Justice2, Cynthia Brandt2
1VA Connecticut, West Haven, USA
2Yale University, New Haven, USA

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