Presentation of respiratory symptoms prior to diagnosis in general practice: a case–control study examining free text and morbidity codes

OBJECTIVE: General practitioners can record patients’ presenting symptoms by using a code or free text. We compared breathlessness and wheeze symptom codes and free text recorded prior to diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. DESIGN: A c...

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Autores principales: Hayward, Richard A, Chen, Ying, Croft, Peter, Jordan, Kelvin P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
Materias:
General practice / Family practice
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26070795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007355

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26070795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007355

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