Defining datasets and creating data dictionaries for quality improvement and research in chronic disease using routinely collected data: an ontology-driven approach

<strong>Background</strong> The burden of chronic disease is increasing, and research and quality improvement will be less effective if case finding strategies are suboptimal. <strong>Objective</strong> To describe an ontology-driven approach to case finding in chronic diseas...

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Main Authors: Simon de Lusignan, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Georgios Michalakidis, Simon Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2011-06-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
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Online Access:http://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/805