Accuracy of death certification and hospital record linkage for identification of incident stroke

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sinha, Shubhada ^a   Myint, Phyo K ^b,c   Luben, Robert N ^c   Khaw, Kay Tee ^c  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 58149083301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-8-74     Document Type: Article

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