Linking Australian Stroke Clinical Registry data with Australian government Medicare and medication dispensing claims data and the potential for bias

• Main Authors: Nadine E. Andrew (Author), Dominique A. Cadilhac (Author), Vijaya Sundararajan (Author), Amanda G. Thrift (Author), Phil Anderson (Author), Natasha A. Lannin (Author), Monique F. Kilkenny (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: We aim to report the accuracy of linking data from a non‐government‐held clinical quality registry to national claims data and identify associated sources of systematic bias. Methods: Patients with stroke or transient ischaemic attack admitted to hospitals participating in the Au...