Linking a hospital diabetes database and the National Health Service Central Register: a way to establish accurate mortality and movement data

We have established a records linkage between ‘Diabeta’ (the computerized clinical records system in the Diabetes Unit of St Thomas’ Hospital) and the National Health Services Central Register (NHSCR) of the United Kingdom. Over 7000 diabetic patient records have been collected since 1973. Demograph...

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