Mining Administrative Health Databases to Advance Medical Science: Geographical Considerations and Untapped Potential in Canada

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-154

  Quan, Hude ^a   Smith, Mark ^b   Bartlett Esquilant, Gillian ^c   Johansen, Helen ^d   Tu, Karen ^e   Lix, Lisa ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84862826710     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.01.005     Document Type: Editorial

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