Risk factor measurement quality in primary care routine data was variable but nondifferential between individuals

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Lyratzopoulos, G ^a,b   Heller, R F ^b   Hanily, M ^c   Lewis, P S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Former Stockport Community Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; Data; Measurement; Primary; Quality; Routine

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38549180560     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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