Trends in kidney function testing in UK primary care since the introduction of the quality and outcomes framework: a retrospective cohort study using CPRD

ObjectivesTo characterise serum creatinine and urinary protein testing in UK general practices from 2005 to 2013 and to examine how the frequency of testing varies across demographic factors, with the presence of chronic conditions and with the prescribing of drugs for which kidney function monitori...

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Main Authors: Jason Oke, Christopher O’Callaghan, Jeffrey Aronson, Clare Taylor, Benjamin Feakins, Emily McFadden, Nathan Hill, Richard Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/6/e028062.full