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Internal deterministic record linkage using indirect identifiers for matching of same-patient hospital transfers and early readmissions after acute coronary syndrome in a nationwide hospital discharge database: a retrospective observational validation study

OBJECTIVES: To assess validity of record linkage using multiple indirect personal identifiers to identify same-patient hospitalisations and definition of episode of care (EC) due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS: Using national hospital discharge data to identify all admissions due to ACS,...

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Autores principales: Rocha, Afonso, Azevedo, Luıs Filipe, Silva Cardoso, J C, Allison, Thomas G, Freitas, Alberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6955528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31892664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033486