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Is it time to use real-world data from primary care in Alzheimer's disease?

Anna PonjoanJosep Garre-OlmoJordi BlanchEster FagesLia Alves-CabratosaRuth Martí-LluchMarc Comas-CufíDídac ParramonMaría Garcia-GilRafel Ramos Blanes
Published in: Alzheimer's research & therapy (2020)
Our incidence and prevalence estimations were slightly lower than the recent face-to-face studies conducted in Spain and higher than other analyses of electronic health data from other European populations. Real-world data routinely collected in primary care settings could be a powerful tool to study the epidemiology of AD.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • electronic health record
  • risk factors
  • big data
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • machine learning
  • data analysis
  • general practice
  • climate change
  • case control
  • genetic diversity