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- Title
Exploiting the potential of large databases of electronic health records for research using rapid search algorithms and an intuitive query interface.
- Authors
Tate, A Rosemary; Beloff, Natalia; Al-Radwan, Balques; Wickson, Joss; Puri, Shivani; Williams, Timothy; Van Staa, Tjeerd; Bleach, Adrian
- Abstract
UK primary care databases, which contain diagnostic, demographic and prescribing information for millions of patients geographically representative of the UK, represent a significant resource for health services and clinical research. They can be used to identify patients with a specified disease or condition (phenotyping) and to investigate patterns of diagnosis and symptoms. Currently, extracting such information manually is time-consuming and requires considerable expertise. In order to exploit more fully the potential of these large and complex databases, our interdisciplinary team developed generic methods allowing access to different types of user.
- Publication
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2014, Vol 21, Issue 2, p292
- ISSN
1527-974X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/amiajnl-2013-001847