Disagreement concerning atopic dermatitis subtypes between an English prospective cohort (ALSPAC) and linked electronic health records

• DOI: 10.1093/ced/llae196
• Publication Date: 2024-05-14T13:27:03Z
• Authors: Julian Matthewman; Amy Mulick; Nick Dand; Daniel Major-Smith; Alasdair Henderson; Neil Pearce; Spiros Denaxas; Rita Iskandar; Amanda Roberts; Rosie P Cornish; Sara J Brown; Lavinia Paternoster; Sinéad M Langan
• Keywords: Longitudinal Study

Subtypes of atopic dermatitis (AD) have been derived from the Avon Longitudinal Study Parents and Children (ALSPAC) based on presence severity symptoms reported in questionnaires (severe-frequent, moderate-frequent, moderate-declining, mild-intermittent, unaffected-rare). Good agreement between ALSPAC linked electronic health records (EHRs) would increase trust clinical validity these subtypes allow inference EHRs alone, which enable their study large primary care databases.