Using linked records to improve National estimates of hospital admissions for coronary heart disease (CHD)

ABSTRACT Objectives National statistics for hospital admissions for acute CHD based on unlinked administrative data are inflated because of inter/intra-hospital transfers or related readmissions for further investigations or procedures. Our objective was to estimate the inflation of CHD inpatient c...

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Main Authors: Derrick Lopez, Lee Nedkoff, Michael Hobbs, Tom Briffa, David Preen, Jane Heyworth, Frank Sanfilippo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2017-04-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/91