Validation of patient recall of doctor-diagnosed heart attack and stroke: a postal questionnaire and record review comparison.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on August 15, 1998

Authors

M K Walker1, P H Whincup, A G Shaper, L T Lennon, A G Thomson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, England.

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