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. 2012 Dec 5;41(6):1625–1638. doi: 10.1093/ije/dys188

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Example of one CALIBER research variable, hypertension, created from multiple raw electronic health record sources. The variable uses a combination of (i) repeat continuous blood pressure measurements; (ii) categorical data on measured blood pressure (over 130 Read codes); (iii) hypertension diagnosis in primary care (over 180 Read codes); and (iv) prescription of blood pressure lowering medications