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- Title
Estimating and comparing incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases by combining GP registry data: the role of uncertainty.
- Authors
van Baal, Pieter H; Engelfriet, Peter M; Hoogenveen, Rudolf T; Poos, Marinus J; van den Dungen, Catharina; Boshuizen, Hendriek C
- Abstract
Estimates of disease incidence and prevalence are core indicators of public health. The manner in which these indicators stand out against each other provide guidance as to which diseases are most common and what health problems deserve priority. Our aim was to investigate how routinely collected data from different general practitioner registration networks (GPRNs) can be combined to estimate incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases and to explore the role of uncertainty when comparing diseases.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2011, Vol 11, p163
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-11-163