Validating childhood asthma in an epidemiological study using linked electronic patient records

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Cornish, Rosaleen P ^a   Henderson, John ^a   Boyd, Andrew W ^a   Granell, Raquel ^a   Van Staa, Tjeerd ^b   Macleod, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICINES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS REGULATORY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CHILD; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRICK TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; WHEEZING; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; GENERAL PRACTICE; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PARENT; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SELF REPORT;

ASTHMA; CHILD; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PARENTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84899583043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005345     Document Type: Article

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