Identifying patients with chronic kidney disease from general practice computer records
Author(s) -
Simon de Lusignan,
Tom Chan,
Paul E. Stevens,
Dónal O’Donoghue,
Nigel Hague,
B Dzregah,
Jeremy van Vlymen,
Mel Walker,
Sean Hilton
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1460-2229
pISSN - 0263-2136
DOI - 10.1093/fampra/cmi026
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , intensive care medicine , general practice , medical record , family medicine
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important predictor of end-stage renal disease, as well as a marker of increased mortality. The New Opportunities for Early Renal Intervention by Computerised Assessment (NEOERICA) project aimed to assess whether people with undiagnosed CKD who might benefit from early intervention could be identified from GP computer records.
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