No evidence for marked ethnic differences in accuracy of self-reported diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1271-1279

  El Fakiri, Fatima ^a   Bruijnzeels, Marc A ^a   Hoes, Arno W ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agreement; Diabetes mellitus; Ethnicity; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Self reports

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 35848960560     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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