Research Article: Data-Resource Profile: United Kingdom Optimum Patient Care Research Database
Introduction:
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK provides primary care through a network of general practices (GPs). Anyone can register with a GP. Visits are free and also necessary to access specialist care, so services are widely accessed and the vast majority of residents are registered with a GP, and thus primary healthcare records span the full socio-economic spectrum of the UK. These UK electronic primary healthcare records offer a world-leading resource for observational research, a platform to undertake…
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