Generalisability of the Health Improvement Network (THIN) database: Demographics, chronic disease prevalence and mortality rates

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-255

  Blak, Betina T ^a   Thompson, Mary ^a   Dattani, Hassy ^a   Bourke, Alison ^a  

^a Cegedim Strategic Data Medical Research Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demography; Great Britain; Mortality; Prevalence; Validation studies; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864553931     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v19i4.820     Document Type: Article

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