Systematic review of record linkage studies of mortality in ex-prisoners: Why (good) methods matter

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-49

  Kinner, Stuart A ^a,b,c,d   Forsyth, Simon ^b   Williams, Gail ^b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data linkage; Methods; Mortality; Prisoners; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONER; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871672774     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12010     Document Type: Article

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