Agreement between self-reported and registered age at asthma diagnosis in Finland

Abstract Introduction In epidemiological studies, the age at asthma onset is often defined by patients’ self-reported age at diagnosis. The reliability of this report might be questioned. Our objective was to evaluate the agreement between self-reported and registered age at asthma diagnosis and ass...

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Main Authors: Elias Nurmi, Iida Vähätalo, Pinja Ilmarinen, Heidi Andersén, Leena E. Tuomisto, Anssi Sovijärvi, Helena Backman, Lauri Lehtimäki, Linnea Hedman, Arnulf Langhammer, Bright I. Nwaru, Päivi Piirilä, Hannu Kankaanranta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-02949-3