Routinely collected data in national and regional databases-an under-used resource

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 413-418

  Bain, Marion R S ^a   Chalmers, James W T ^a   Brewster, David H ^a  

^a HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

data quality; information; national databases; routine data

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DATABASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS;

EID: 0031449678     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024670     Document Type: Article

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