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Identifying Pediatric Hypertension in Observational Data: Comparing Clinical and Claims Cohorts in Real World Data

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    We conducted retrospective public health surveillance using data from 2006 to 2016 in seven integrated delivery systems from FDA’s Sentinel System. We identified pediatric hypertensive patients by clinical and claims-based definitions and compared demographics, baseline profiles and follow-up time profiles.

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    Casie E Horgan, Jillian Burk, Efe Eworuke, Danijela Stojanovic, Jennifer G Lyons, Èrick Moyneur, Ann McMahon, Judith C Maro

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    Casie E Horgan; Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA 

    Email: casie_horgan@hphci.harvard.edu