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Validation of hip osteoarthritis diagnosis recording in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Rory J FergusonDaniel Prieto AlhambraChristine WalkerDahai YuJosé Maria ValderasAndrew JudgeJohn GriffithsKelvin P JordanGeorge PeatSion Glyn-JonesAlan J Silman
Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2018)
Despite the difficulties in reaching a diagnosis of hip osteoarthritis in primary care, CPRD Read codes have a sufficiently high PPV for most research uses. However, the accuracy of diagnosis date may not be as reliable.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • clinical practice
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • cross sectional
  • single molecule