The denominator in general practice, a new approach from the Intego database

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 442-447

  Bartholomeeusen, Stefaan ^a   Kim, Chang Yeon ^b   Mertens, Raf ^c   Faes, Christel ^b   Buntinx, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Intermutualistic Data Agency   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Data collection; Epidemiology; Family practice; Medical records; Population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGO DATABASE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 27144532413     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi054     Document Type: Article

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