Population-based linkage of health records in Western Australia: Development of a health services research linked database

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 453-459

  Holman, C D'Arcy J ^a   Bass, A John ^b   Rouse, Ian L ^b   Hobbs, Michael S T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; CANCER REGISTRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DEATH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032851098     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01297.x     Document Type: Article

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