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Ontario’s stroke report cards: Cross-continuum data linkage allows evaluation of system of care

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Report cards or scorecards typically reflect one particular sector along the care continuum; however, stroke patients typically require acute care, inpatient rehabilitation and community care highlighting the need to link data sources to ...
Ruth Hall, Ferhana Khan, Jen Levi, Huiting Ma, Cally Martin, Cheryl Moher, Linda Kelloway, Elizabeth Linkewich, Mark Bayley   +8 more
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Using data linkage to monitor COVID-19 vaccination

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
The COVID-19 Vaccination Linked Data Repository (CVLDR) was established in 2021 to assist with the implementation and management of the COVID-19 vaccination program in the State of Western Australia (WA).
Tom Eitelhuber, Sera Ngeh, Lauren Bloomfield, Bhaval Chandaria, Paul Effler   +4 more
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Understanding the linking possibilities in Scottish Records and an algorithmic approach to full linkage

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
In this paper we systematically analyse all of the linkage possibilities that may be formed using Scottish birth, death and marriage records. We distinguish entity linkage, in which a single individual is identified as appearing in two records, and ...
Alan Dearle, Graham Kirby, Lee Williamson, Chris Dibben   +3 more
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Development of a Concept Dictionary to Standardize Definitions and Classifications While Working With a Common Repository of Linked Administrative Data

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction Supporting standardized approaches to common tasks is an important component of quality research using linked administrative data.
Erin Macdonald, Anna Chu, Michelle Cooper, Ruth Croxford, Raquel Duchen, Kinwah Fung, Sima Gandhi, Jodi Gatley, Fiona Jin, Wayne Khuu, Alex Kopp, Laura Maclagan, Joan Porter, Robert Stumpo, Ali Syed Zaidi, Mahmoud Azimaee   +15 more
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Is uptake of disability-related social security benefits modified by demographic, social and area-level factors?

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction In the UK Disability Living Allowance (DLA) provided a non means-tested contribution towards the disability-related costs of living for disabled people aged Objectives and Approach Three 2011 census-based measures of self-reported health (
Dermot O'Reilly, Michael Rosato, Aideen Maguire   +2 more
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Measuring multimorbidity in hospitalised patients using linked hospital episode data: comparison of two measures

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2019
Introduction Multimorbidity is a complex and growing health challenge. There is no accepted “gold standard” multimorbidity measure for hospital resource planning, and few studies have compared measures in hospitalised patients.
Lynn Robertson, Dolapo Ayansina, Marjorie Johnston, Angharad Marks, Corri Black   +4 more
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Match quality of a linkage strategy based on the combined use of a statistical linkage key and the Levenshtein distance to link birth to death records in Brazil.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objectives To assess the match quality of a linkage strategy based on the combined use of a statistical linkage key and the Levenshtein distance to link birth to death records in Brazil.
Luis Carlos Guillen, Juliana Domenico, Kenneth Camargo, Jr., Rejane Pinheiro, Claudia Coeli   +4 more
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Comparison of Risk Adjustment Methods in Patients with Liver Disease Using Electronic Medical Record

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objective Risk adjustment methods are widely used to compare quality of care or predict health outcome, but the optimal approach is unclear for liver disease.
Yuan Xu, Mingshan Lu, Elijah Dixon, Robert Myers, Ning Li, Hude Quan   +5 more
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Preschool attendance and early childhood development outcomes in the first year of school for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objectives A key target to reduce the gap in early childhood outcomes between Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children has been to increase preschool enrolment rates, particularly in remote communities.
Mikaela Jorgensen, Kathleen Falster, Mark Hanly, Sharon Goldfeld, Louisa Jorm, Rhonda Craven   +5 more
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Investigation and reporting of Data Quality within and between linked SAIL datasets

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objectives The SAIL databank brings together a range of datasets gathered primarily for administrative rather than research processes. These datasets contain information regarding different aspects of an individual’s contact with services which when ...
Sarah Rees, Arfon Rees
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