Browsing Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine by Subject "EPIDEMIOLOGY"
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Data linkage errors in hospital administrative data when applying a pseudonymisation algorithm to paediatric intensive care records.
(2015-08-21)OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to estimate the rate of data linkage error in Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) by testing the HESID pseudoanonymisation algorithm against a reference standard, in a national registry of paediatric ... -
Defining indicators for disease burden, health outcomes, policies and barriers and facilitators to health services for migrant populations in the Middle East and North African region: a protocol for a suite of systematic reviews.
(2024-07-13)INTRODUCTION: The Middle East and North African (MENA) region is characterised by high and complex migration flows, yet little is known about the health of migrant populations, their levels of underimmunisation and access ... -
Impact of screening participation on modelled mortality benefits of a multi-cancer early detection test by socioeconomic group in England.
(2024-05-09)BACKGROUND: Cancer burden is higher and cancer screening participation is lower among individuals living in more socioeconomically deprived areas of England, contributing to worse health outcomes and shorter life expectancy. ... -
Patient-controlled hospital admission for patients with severe mental disorders: study protocol for a nationwide prospective multicentre study.
(2016-09-28)INTRODUCTION: Patient-controlled hospital admission for individuals with severe mental disorders is a novel approach in mental healthcare. Patients can admit themselves to a hospital unit for a short stay without being ...