Feasibility of evaluation of the natural history of kidney disease in the general population using electronic healthcare records.

Journal: Clinical kidney journal
Published Date: Oct 22, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Knowledge about the nature of long-term changes in kidney function in the general population is sparse. We aim to identify whether primary care electronic healthcare records capture sufficient information to study the natural history of kidney disease.

Authors

  • Faye Cleary
    Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Heath, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
  • David Prieto-Merino
    Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Heath, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
  • Sally Hull
    Clinical Effectiveness Group, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
  • Ben Caplin
    Department of Renal Medicine, University College London Medical School, London, UK.
  • Dorothea Nitsch
    Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Heath, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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