Using deterministic record linkage to link ambulance and emergency department data: is it possible without patient identifiers?

Introduction Routine linkage of emergency ambulance records with those from the emergency department is uncommon in the UK. Our study, known as the Pre-Hospital Emergency Department Data Linking Project (PHED Data), aimed to link records of all patients conveyed by a single emergency ambulance servi...

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Main Authors: Sophie Jane Clark, Mary Halter, Alison Porter, Holly Christina Smith, Martin Brand, Rachael Fothergill, Jaqualine Lindridge, Martin McTigue, Helen Snooks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1104