Information Collected By The CPRD
The primary health care data collected by the CPRD is taken from participating GP surgeries in the United Kingdom. Personal identifiers are not collected, protecting the privacy of the individuals from whom the data comes. Data collected includes;
- Demographics (including age and sex)
- Medical symptoms, signs and diagnoses
- Therapy (medicines, vaccines, devices)
- Treatment outcomes
- Events leading to withdrawal of a drug or treatment
- Referrals to hospitals or specialists
- Laboratory tests, pathology results
- Lifestyle factors (height, weight, BMI, smoking and alcohol consumption)
- Socioeconomic status
- Patient registration, practice and consultation details
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