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 SilmanPublished 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.