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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Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-07-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/174 |