Methodology for assessing the usefulness of general practice data for research in one research network

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-109

  Hippisley Cox, Julia ^a   Hammersley, Vicky ^b   Pringle, Mike ^c   Coupland, Carol ^c   Crown, Nicola ^d   Wright, Lynne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Trent Focus Research Network

^c Department of Primary Care ^*

^d Department of Medical Statistics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical data; Data quality; General practice databases

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHYROID AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LIPID; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 3242891180     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458204042230     Document Type: Article

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