A record linkage protocol for a diabetes registry at ethnically diverse community health centers

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-337

  Maizlish, Neil A ^a   Herrera, Linda ^a  

^a Community Health Center Network ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CENTER; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 18044363847     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1696     Document Type: Article

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