How accurate are diagnoses for rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the general practice research database?

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1314-1321

  Thomas, S L ^a   Edwards, C J ^b   Smeeth, L ^a   Cooper, C ^c   Hall, A J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PRESCRIPTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 54949113235     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.24015     Document Type: Article

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