The quality of Indigenous identification in administrative health data in Australia: insights from studies using data linkage

Background: Missing or incorrect Indigenous status in health records hinders monitoring of Indigenous health indicators. Linkage of administrative data has been used to improve the ascertainment of Indigenous status. Data linkage was pioneered in Western Australia (WA) and is now being used in other...

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Main Authors: Thompson, Sandra, Woods, John, Katzenellenbogen, Judith
Format: Journal Article
Published: Biomed Central Ltd 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4341