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Effect of family history on the risk of varicose veins is affected by differential misclassification.

Journal of clinical epidemiology - 1 Jun 2010

Ahti Tiina M, Mäkivaara Liisa A, Luukkaala Tiina, Hakama Matti, Laurikka Jari O

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OBJECTIVE: We assessed differential misclassification in self-reported family history of varicose veins by comparing consistency of subject's own varicose vein status and the consistency of information on varicose veins in family members. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A population-based cohort study of 4,903 middle-aged residents of the city of Tampere, Finland. A questionnaire was used at entry and at the end of the...

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PMID: 20056383
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.10.003

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