Country of birth recording in Australian hospital morbidity data: accuracy and predictors

• Main Authors: Duong Thuy Tran (Author), Louisa Jorm (Author), Sanja Lujic (Author), Hilary Bambrick (Author), Maree Johnson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Country of birth (COB) is an important determinant of health risks and outcomes. Despite the widespread use of hospital morbidity data for research, little is known about the quality of COB recording in these data. This study validated the recording of 40 COBs in Australian hospi...