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SUBMITTER: Kent ST
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4617296 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kent Shia T ST Safford Monika M MM Zhao Hong H Levitan Emily B EB Curtis Jeffrey R JR Kilpatrick Ryan D RD Kilgore Meredith L ML Muntner Paul P
American journal of epidemiology 20151005 9
We examined claims-based approaches for identifying a study population free of coronary heart disease (CHD) using data from 8,937 US blacks and whites enrolled during 2003-2007 in a prospective cohort study linked to Medicare claims. Our goal was to minimize the percentage of persons at study entry with self-reported CHD (previous myocardial infarction or coronary revascularization). We assembled 6 cohorts without CHD claims by requiring 6 months, 1 year, or 2 years of continuous Medicare fee-fo ...[more]