Accuracy of proband reported family history: The NHLBI Family Heart Study (FHS)

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-150

  Bensen, Jeannette T ^a   Liese, Angela D ^e   Rushing, Julia T ^a   Province, Michael ^b   Folsom, Aaron R ^c   Rich, Stephen S ^a   Higgins, Millicent ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Bowman Gray School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Asthma; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Family history; Hypertension; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ASTHMA; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032983422     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1999)17:2<141::AID-GEPI4>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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