Use of administrative medical databases in population-based research

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 283-287

  Gavrielov Yusim, Natalie ^a   Friger, Michael ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; METHODOLOGY; REGISTER; STATISTICAL BIAS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84894103006     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202744     Document Type: Article

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