How good are the data?: Reliability of one health care data bank

Medical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 266-276

  Roos, Leslie L ^a   Roos, Noralou P ^a   Cageorge, Sandra M ^a   Nicol, J Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DATA BASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE; HOSPITAL RECORDS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSURANCE, SURGICAL; MANITOBA; RECORDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0019972373     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198203000-00003     Document Type: Article

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