Creating a population-based linked health database: A new resource for health services research

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 270-273

  Chamberlayne, Richard ^a   Green, Bo ^a   Barer, Morris L ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^a   Lawrence, William J ^b   Sheps, Samuel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL ETHICS; POPULATION;

EID: 0031665688     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403934     Document Type: Article

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