Development of Record Linkage of Hospital Discharge Data for the Study of Neonatal Readmission

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-81

  Liu, Shiliang ^a   Wen, Shi Wu ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic method; Hospital discharge abstract; Medical record linkage; Neonatal readmission

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION;

EID: 0032616440     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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