Validation of patient recall of doctor-diagnosed heart attack and stroke: A postal questionnaire and record review comparison

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-361

  Walker, Mary K ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^a   Shaper, A Gerald ^a   Lennon, Lucy T ^a   Thomson, Andrew G ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Medical records; Questionnaires; Recall

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REGISTER; STROKE;

EID: 0032529329     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009653     Document Type: Article

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