Identification of stroke in the community: A comparison of three methods

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 492, 2003, Pages 520-524

  Mant, J ^a   McManus, R J ^a   Hare, R ^a   Mayer, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; Computerised medical records; Prevalence survey; Secondary prevention; Stroke registers

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037815215     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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