Missing and incomplete data reduces the value of general practice electronic medical records as data sources in research

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-80

  Jones, Judith A ^a   Farnell, Bruce ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bendigo and District Division of General Practice   (Australia)

^c Bendigo Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data extraction; Electronic medical records; General practice research; Missing data

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ETIDRONIC ACID; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 34247524191     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py07010     Document Type: Article

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