Effect of family history on the risk of varicose veins is affected by differential misclassification

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 686-690

  Ahti, Tiina M ^a   Mäkivaara, Liisa A ^a   Luukkaala, Tiina ^a,b   Hakama, Matti ^a   Laurikka, Jari O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bias; Family history; Follow up studies; Incidence; Self report; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF REPORT; VARICOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 77956621170     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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