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Original Article

Validity of administrative codes associated with cirrhosis in Sweden

Bonnie Bengtssona Division of Hepatology, Department of Upper GI, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;b Unit of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johan Asklingc Rheumatology, Theme Inflammation and Infection, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;d Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0433-0616
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Jonas F. Ludvigssone Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;f Department of Pediatrics, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden;g Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK;h Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1024-5602
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Hannes Hagströma Division of Hepatology, Department of Upper GI, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;b Unit of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;d Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8474-1759
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Pages 1205-1210 | Received 02 Jun 2020, Accepted 01 Sep 2020, Published online: 22 Sep 2020

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