The comparison of cardiovascular risk scores using two methods of substituting missing risk factor data in patient medical records

The comparison of cardiovascular risk scores using two methods of substituting missing risk factor data in patient medical records

<strong>Background</strong> Targeted screening for cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be carried out using existing data from patient medical records. However, electronic medical records in UK general practice contain missing risk factor data for which values must be estimated to produce r...

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Main Authors: Andrew Dalton, Alex Bottle, Michael Soljak, Cyprian Okoro, Azeem Majeed, Christopher Millett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2011-07-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
electronic health records
health inequalities
primary prevention
Online Access:http://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/817

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