Self-reports and general practitioner information on the presence of chronic diseases in community dwelling elderly. A study on the accuracy of patients&apos; self-reports and on determinants of inaccuracy.

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The object of the study is to investigate the (in)accuracy of patients' self-reports, as compared with general practitioners' information, regarding the presence of specific chronic diseases, and the influence of patient characteristics.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Clin Epidemiol

Title: Journal of clinical epidemiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0895-4356

ISSN (Print): 0895-4356

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 1996

Volume: 49

Issue: 12

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[1 ] Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Publisher Item ID: S0895-4356(96)00274-0

DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(96)00274-0

PubMed ID: 8970491

SO-VID: d1b88c4c-3d7a-4398-abd0-afadb57bb0a3

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