HOW WELL DO DISCHARGE DIAGNOSES IDENTIFY HOSPITALISED PATIENTS WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS?--A VALIDATION STUDY.

How well do discharge diagnoses identify hospitalised patients with community-acquired infections?--a validation study.

BackgroundCredible measures of disease incidence, trends and mortality can be obtained through surveillance using manual chart review, but this is both time-consuming and expensive.ICD-10 discharge diagnoses are used as surrogate markers of infection, but knowledge on the validity of infections in general is sparse.The aim of the study was to deter

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Do Traditional Livestock Systems Fit into Contemporary Landscapes? Integrating Social Perceptions and Values on Landscape Change

European traditional cultural landscapes are increasingly modified by rural abandonment and urban growth processes.Acknowledged as of High Nature Value for providing multiple ecosystem services while contributing to human well-being, the future of these social-ecological systems is uncertain.Here we aim to (1) explore dominant land use and cover (L

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