Comparison of dementia recorded in routinely collected hospital admission data in England with dementia recorded in primary care

Comparison of dementia recorded in routinely collected hospital admission data in England with dementia recorded in primary care

Abstract Background Electronic linkage of UK cohorts to routinely collected National Health Service (NHS) records provides virtually complete follow-up for cause-specific hospital admissions and deaths. The reliability of dementia diagnoses recorded in NHS hospital data is not well documented. Metho...

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Main Authors: Anna Brown, Oksana Kirichek, Angela Balkwill, Gillian Reeves, Valerie Beral, Cathie Sudlow, John Gallacher, Jane Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
Subjects:
Dementia
Hospital Episode Statistics
Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Electronic health record
Cohort studies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-016-0053-z

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