How many people have had a myocardial infarction? Prevalence estimated using historical hospital data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Health administrative data are increasingly used to examine disease occurrence. However, health administrative data are typically available for a limited number of years – posing challenges for estimating disease prevalence and incid...

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Main Authors: Tanuseputro Peter, Lim Jenny JY, Manuel Douglas G, Stukel Therésè A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/174