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Data linkage in medical research

1 Mar 2022

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### Key messages > Data linkage provides an opportunity to harness existing data for medical research. This article outlines key approaches for data linkage, and describes methods used to quantify, interpret, and account for errors. Data linkage combines data from different sources that relate to

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PMID: 36936588
DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2021-000087

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