The Impact of the Choice of Data Source in Record Linkage Studies Estimating Mortality in Venous Thromboembolism.

Linked electronic healthcare databases are increasingly being used in observational research. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of the choice of data source in estimating mortality following VTE, with a secondary aim to investigate the influence of the denominator definition....

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Main Authors: Arlene M Gallagher, Tim Williams, Hubert G M Leufkens, Frank de Vries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4749278?pdf=render