Persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in England in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD): a cohort description.

Kathleen Michelle AndersenLeah J McGrathMaya ReimbaevaDiana MendesJennifer L NguyenKiran K RaiTheo TrittonCarmen TsangDeepa MalhotraJingyan Yang

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

CPRD primary care data are a robust real-world data source and can be used for some COVID-19 research questions, however, limitations of the data availability should be carefully considered. Included in this publication are supplemental files for a total of over 28 000 codes to define each of three definitions of high risk of severe disease.

Keyphrases

primary care
coronavirus disease
electronic health record
sars cov
clinical practice
big data
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
drug induced