United Kingdom - England and Wales Weekly Returns Service Annual Prevalence Report 2004
General Info
Original or alternative title
Birmingham Research Unit: Weekly Returns Service Annual Prevalence Report 2004
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2001 - December, 2004
Data type
Administrative data:
Epi surveillance - Outpatient - Primary care
Summary
The Weekly Returns Service (WRS) of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is a sentinel network of general practitioners (GPs) reporting patient morbidity and encounter data. The WRS Annual Prevalence Reports, which have not been published for years past 2007, complement the WRS Annual Reports, which focus on disease incidence. Prevalence rates are presented at the ICD-9 chapter level, and at 3-digit ICD-9 level. Data are presented firstly as age-standardized person prevalance rates, and then by sex and wide age groups.
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Royal College of General Practitioners. United Kingdom - England and Wales Weekly Returns Service Annual Prevalence Report 2004. London, United Kingdom: Royal College of General Practitioners.