Pooling of primary care electronic health record (EHR) data on Huntingtons disease (HD) and cancer: establishing comparability of two large UK databases

Conclusions Differences in cancer incidence trends between 1990 and 2000 may relate to use of a practice-level data quality filter (the ‘up-to-standard’ date) in CPRD GOLD only. As well as the impact of data curation methods, differences in underlying data models can make it more challenging to define exactly equivalent clinical concepts in each database. Researchers should be aware of these potential sources of variability when planning combined database studies and interpreting results.

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Source: BMJ Open - February 14, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dedman, D., Williams, R., Bhaskaran, K., Douglas, I. J. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research