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. 2010 Nov 17;5(11):e14024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014024

Table 1. Codes used to define specific conditions.

Diseases Selection criteria
Cancers, except non-malignant skin cancer ICD-10 codes: C00-C97 (excluding C44), at least one hospitalisation in the follow-up period
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ICD-10 codes: J44 or taking inhaled anticholinergic drugs (ATC code: R03BB*), at least one dispensing in the follow-up period
Dementia Dispensed anticholinesterases (ATC code: N06DA)
Depression Dispensed non-tricyclic antidepressants (ATC codes: N06AB, N06AG02, N06AX no substring), dispensings covering at least 60% of the follow-up period
Urinary incontinence Urinary antispasmodics (ATC code GO4BD), at least one dispensing in the follow-up period
Parkinson's disease Antiparkinson agents (ATC codes N04AA01-N04BX02, at least one dispensing in the follow-up period