Statistical methods to enhance reporting of Aboriginal Australians in routine hospital records using data linkage affect estimates of health disparities

Statistical methods to enhance reporting of Aboriginal Australians in routine hospital records using data linkage affect estimates of health disparities

Abstract Objective: To investigate under‐recording of Aboriginal people in hospital data from New South Wales (NSW), Australia, define algorithms for enhanced reporting, and examine the impact of these algorithms on estimated disparities in cardiovascular and injury outcomes. Methods: NSW Admitted P...

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Main Authors: Deborah A. Randall, Sanja Lujic, Alastair H. Leyland, Louisa R. Jorm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Aboriginal health
data linkage
administrative data
reporting
cardiovascular disease
injury
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12114

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