The reliability of register-based patient characteristics

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 231-238

  Van den Akker, Marjan ^a   Franssen, G H L M ^a   Buntinx, F ^a   Metsemakers, J F M ^a   Knottnerus, J A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Observer variation; Registries

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542519359     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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