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SUBMITTER: O'Sullivan JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6260131 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
O'Sullivan Jack W JW Stevens Sarah S Hobbs F D Richard FDR Salisbury Chris C Little Paul P Goldacre Ben B Bankhead Clare C Aronson Jeffrey K JK Perera Rafael R Heneghan Carl C
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20181128
<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the temporal change in test use in UK primary care and to identify tests with the greatest increase in use.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>UK primary care.<h4>Participants</h4>All patients registered to UK General Practices in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, 2000/1 to 2015/16.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Temporal trends in test use, and crude and age and sex standardised rates of total test use and of 44 specific tests.<h4>Results< ...[more]