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From: Trauma registry record linkage: methodological approach to benefit from complementary data using the example of the German Pelvic Injury Register and the TraumaRegister DGU®

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Process for linking data from the German Pelvic Injury Register and the TraumaRegister DGU ® . The linking process identified 420 patients who were documented in both registers during the observation period. The specific match code used for both registers included the codes of the trauma department, date of admission, date of discharge, and the age and sex of the patient.

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BMC Medical Research Methodology

ISSN: 1471-2288

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