Use of name recognition software, census data and multiple imputation to predict missing data on ethnicity: application to cancer registry records
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Information on ethnicity is commonly used by health services and researchers to plan services, ensure equality of access, and for epidemiological studies. In common with other important demographic and clinical data it is often incom...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/12/3 |