Vascular disease in women: comparison of diagnoses in hospital episode statistics and general practice records in England

Vascular disease in women: comparison of diagnoses in hospital episode statistics and general practice records in England

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Electronic linkage to routine administrative datasets, such as the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) in England, is increasingly used in medical research. Relatively little is known about the reliability of HES diagnostic information...

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Main Authors: Wright F, Green Jane, Canoy Dexter, Cairns Benjamin J, Balkwill Angela, Beral Valerie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Hospital episode statistics
Hospital records
Medical records
Comparison
Diagnosis
Validation
Cohort study
Vascular disease
Myocardial infarction
Stroke
Pulmonary embolism
Venous thromboembolism
Ischaemic heart disease
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/161

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