The accuracy of self-reported fractures in older people

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 452-457

  Ivers, Rebecca Q ^a   Cumming, Robert G ^a   Mitchell, Paul ^a   Peduto, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; False negative reactions; False positive reactions; Fractures; Medical records; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of results; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036240544     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00518-2     Document Type: Article

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