Comparing self-reported and physician-reported medical history

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 813-818

  Kehoe, Robert ^a   Wu, Suh Yuh ^a   Leske, M Cristina ^a   Chylack, Leo T ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Data collection; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiologic methods; Interviews

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; RECALL; SELF REPORT;

AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028267149     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117078     Document Type: Article

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