Open AccessAccuracy and Sensitivity of Parkinsonian Disorder Diagnoses in Two Swedish National Health Registers
Author(s) -
Adina L. Feldman,
Anna L.V. Johansson,
Margaret Gatz,
Måns Flensburg,
Giselle M. Petzinger,
Håkan Widner,
Mark Lew,
Nancy L. Pedersen,
Karin Wirdefeldt
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000336356
Subject(s) - medical diagnosis , medicine , epidemiology , population , gold standard (test) , incidence (geometry) , disease , pediatrics , pathology , physics , environmental health , optics
Swedish population-based national health registers are widely used data sources in epidemiological research. Register-based diagnoses of Parkinson's disease have not been validated against clinical information.
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