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Representativeness and optimal use of body mass index (BMI) in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

OBJECTIVES: To assess the completeness and representativeness of body mass index (BMI) data in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), and determine an optimal strategy for their use. DESIGN: Descriptive study. SETTING: Electronic healthcare records from primary care. PARTICIPANTS: A million...

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Autores principales: Bhaskaran, Krishnan, Forbes, Harriet J, Douglas, Ian, Leon, David A, Smeeth, Liam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3773634/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24038008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003389