Linkage of primary care prescribing records and pharmacy dispensing Records in the Salford Lung Study: application in asthma

Table 5 Included Feature Weight Combinations

WEIGHT	BRAND NAME	DOSE STRENGTH	QUANTITY	DATES
100	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	Less than one-month delay
90	One or more missing	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	Less than one-month delay
90	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	More than one-month delay
80	Non-missing and distinct	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	Less than one-month delay
	Non-missing and matching		Primary/alias match	Less than one-month delay
	One or more missing		Non-missing and matching	More than one-month delay
75	Non-missing and matching	One or more missing	Non-missing and matching	Less than one-month delay
75	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	One or more missing	Less than one-month delay
70	Non-missing and distinct	Non-missing and matching	Non-missing and matching	More than one-month delay
	Non-missing and matching		Primary/alias match	More than one-month delay
	One or more missing		Primary/alias match	Less than one-month delay

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