Data linkage between existing healthcare databases to support hospital epidemiology

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-235

  Garcia Alvarez L ^a   Aylin, P ^a   Tian, J ^a   King, C ^a   Catchpole, M ^a   Hassall, S ^b   Whittaker Axon, K ^b   Holmes, A ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alert systems; Healthcare associated infections; Influenza; Record linkage; Risk predictive models; Syndromic surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84860415626     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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