Successful linkage of French large-scale national registry populations to national reimbursement data: Improved data completeness and minimized loss to follow-up.
CONCLUSIONS: Linking data from a single-payer national claims database to national registries using a probabilistic approach is feasible and can close data gaps and practically abolish losses to follow-up in the registry population.
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Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Cardiology Authors: Didier R, Gouysse M, Eltchaninoff H, Le Breton H, Commeau P, Cayla G, Glatt N, Glatt B, Gabbas M, Tuppin P, Liepchitz L, Boussac M, Iung B, Gilard M Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research