Elkin, Peter L., M.D. wrote: >I agree with using date of birth for making the determination of an >individual's age, as long as we have support for relative age for concepts >such as puberty, menopause, at an age of risk given their family history of a >malignance with a first degree relative whose onset of illness was at a >certain age. Relative age also includes number of years since an event like >an MI or a CABG which are both medically relevant relative periods of time >which are a type of age (years since event) with clinical relevance. > > > Peter,
can there be multiple relative ages for one person, relating to different life events? Do current clinical systems try to model this? - thomas - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
