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. 2019 Dec 1;48(6):1740-1740g.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz034.

Data resource profile: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum

Achim Wolf  1 , Daniel Dedman  1 , Jennifer Campbell  1 , Helen Booth  1 , Darren Lunn  1 , Jennifer Chapman  1 , Puja Myles  1
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Data resource profile: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum

Achim Wolf et al. Int J Epidemiol. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
CPRD Aurum population coverage and total patients by English region, September 2018. Circles represent total patients in CPRD Aurum in each region. Shading represents population coverage of current patients as a proportion of total regional population.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
CPRD Aurum dataset structure. 1Includes symptoms, diagnoses, immunizations, tests and lifestyle factors. Note: the problem and referral tables contain add-on information for certain types of observations. Some consultations are linked to observations. Some drug issues are linked to problem-type observations.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Population pyramids for CPRD Aurum and ONS data. Based on mid-2017 ONS and mid-2017 CPRD Aurum data.
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