How good are electronic health records and death certificates for identifying Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia?

Introduction Effects of early life conditions on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementia (RD) risk have been hypothesized. However, prospective study is potentially cost prohibitive. Retrospective studies using routinely collected health records in large cohorts may be a feasible way to carry...

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Published in:International Journal of Population Data Science
Main Authors: Karen Schliep, Shinyoung Ju, Michael Varner, Jim VanDerslice, Ken Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2018-09-01
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1029