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01-11-2024 | Lichen Sclerosus Et Atrophicus | Research Letter

Validation and positive predictive values of diagnostic codes for Vulvar Lichen sclerosus

Authors: Bria Midgette, Erica Cohn, Andrew Strunk, Pooja R. Shah, Amit Garg

Published in: Archives of Dermatological Research | Issue 9/2024

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Vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS) has significant impact for women [1, 2]. Establishing large cohorts of VLS patients from clinical databases will facilitate generalizable knowledge about its epidemiology and health outcomes, for which there is limited information. We sought to assess validity of utilizing diagnostic codes to establish a VLS cohort in a clinical database. …
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Title
Validation and positive predictive values of diagnostic codes for Vulvar Lichen sclerosus
Authors
Bria Midgette
Erica Cohn
Andrew Strunk
Pooja R. Shah
Amit Garg
Publication date
01-11-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Archives of Dermatological Research / Issue 9/2024
Print ISSN: 0340-3696
Electronic ISSN: 1432-069X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-03378-2

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