Beware of multiple names in database linkage research: Prevalence of aliases in female prison population

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7512, 2005, Pages 335-336

  Martin, Ruth Elwood ^a   Hislop, T Gregory ^b   Grams, Garry D ^a   Moravan, Veronika ^b   Calam, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON;

EID: 23344454961     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7512.335     Document Type: Article

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