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Human Studies


2021 Feb 09


Rheumatology (Oxford)

Estimating the population health burden of musculoskeletal conditions using primary care electronic health records.

Authors

Yu D, Peat G, Jordan KP, Bailey J, Prieto-Alhambra D, Robinson DE, Strauss VY, Walker-Bone K, Silman A, Mamas M, Blackburn S, Dent S, Dunn K, Judge A, Protheroe J, Wilkie R
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Feb 09.
PMID: 33560340.

Abstract

Better indicators from affordable, sustainable data sources are needed to monitor population burden of musculoskeletal conditions. We propose five indicators of musculoskeletal health and assessed if routinely available primary care electronic health records (EHR) can estimate population levels in musculoskeletal consulters.