How complete, representative and accurate is recording of child BMI in electronic general practice records? A record linkage study

Background with rationale General practitioner (GP) electronic health records (EHRs) are a potentially valuable, but unevaluated, source of child BMI measurements to inform clinical practice and research. Main Aim To assess representativeness and accuracy of child GP-BMI records. Methods We l...

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Main Authors: Nicola Firman, John Robson, Zaheer Ahmed, Kambiz Boomla, Carol Dezateux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2019-11-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1272