1. A guide to navigating administrative data linkage for research.
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Singh, Gursharan K. and Bowers, Alison P.
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EVALUATION of medical care , *TIME , *ACQUISITION of data , *MEDICAL care costs , *MEDICAL record linkage , *RESEARCH ethics , *INFORMATION retrieval , *ACCESS to information , *MEDICAL informatics , *HEART failure , *MEDICAL research - Abstract
The article discusses data linkage for research and it highlights the complexities and practical aspects. It reports the variations in data linkage methods across regions like Scandinavia, the U.K., and Australia and the impact of unique identifiers on accuracy. It emphasizes the benefits of data linkage in providing insights into health journeys, social determinants, health service planning, and understanding complex relationships between variables.
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- 2023
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