Validation of ethnicity in administrative hospital data in women giving birth in England: cohort study

Objective To describe the accuracy of coding of ethnicity in National Health Service (NHS) administrative hospital records compared with self-declared records in maternity booking systems, and to assess the potential impact of misclassification bias.Design Secondary analysis of data from records of...

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Main Authors: Ipek Gurol Urganci, Kate Walker, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Jennifer Elizabeth Jardine, Alissa Frémeaux, Megan Coe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/8/e051977.full