Inaccuracy in self-report of fractures may underestimate association with health outcomes when compared with medical record based fracture registry

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 631-639

  Siggeirsdottir, Kristin ^a   Aspelund, Thor ^a   Sigurdsson, Gunnar ^b   Mogensen, Brynjolfur ^b   Chang, Milan ^b   Jonsdottir, Birna ^a   Eiriksdottir, Gudny ^a   Launer, Lenore J ^c   Harris, Tamara B ^c   Jonsson, Brynjolfur Y ^d   Gudnason, Vilmundur ^a,e  

^a ICELANDIC HEART ASSOCIATION   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

AGES Reykjavik study; Fracture; Function; Questionnaire; Registry; Self report

Indexed keywords

AGE GENE ENVIRONMENT SUSCEPTIBILITY REYKJAVICK STUDY; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE REGISTRY; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT MOBILITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 34548612734     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9163-9     Document Type: Article

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