Geocoding coronial data: Tools and techniques to improve data quality

Health Information Management Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 4-12

  Freestone, Darren ^a   Williamson, Dianne ^a   Wollersheim, Dennis ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Data Collection; Data Quality; Death; Geographic Information Systems; Injury; Prevention; Public Health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84867801519     PISSN: 18333583     EISSN: 18333575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183335831204100301     Document Type: Article

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