Challenges of identifying children with Cystic Fibrosis to explore inequalities in social and health outcomes, using multiply linked data sources.

Introduction Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-limiting inherited disease in white populations, with most patients dying prematurely from respiratory failure. As it is rare, it is important to reduce misclassification. We therefore aimed to assess how well CF children could be identified...

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Main Authors: Rowena Griffiths, Ashley Akbari, Daniela Schlueter, David Taylor-Robinson, David Tucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/701