Patients' sibling history was sensitive for hypertension and specific for diabetes

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 497-501

  Bochud, Murielle ^a   Burnier, Michel ^b   Paccaud, Fred ^a   Falconnet, Catherine ^b   Mooser, Vincent ^b   Both, Norma ^c   Bovet, Pascal ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Family; History; Hypertension; Sensitivity and specificity; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SIBLING; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEYCHELLES;

EID: 2942616894     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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