The Impact of the Choice of Data Source in Record Linkage Studies Estimating Mortality in Venous Thromboembolism

Arlene M. Gallagher; Tim Williams; Hubert G. M. Leufkens; Frank de Vries

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148349

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The Impact of the Choice of Data Source in Record Linkage Studies Estimating Mortality in Venous Thromboembolism

Arlene M. Gallagher ,

* E-mail: arlene.gallagher@cprd.com

Affiliations Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, London, United Kingdom, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Tim Williams,

Affiliation Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, London, United Kingdom
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Hubert G. M. Leufkens,

Affiliation Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Frank de Vries

Affiliation Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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The Impact of the Choice of Data Source in Record Linkage Studies Estimating Mortality in Venous Thromboembolism

Arlene M. Gallagher,
Tim Williams,
Hubert G. M. Leufkens,
Frank de Vries

Published: February 10, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148349

About the Authors

Arlene M. Gallagher

* E-mail: arlene.gallagher@cprd.com

Affiliations Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, London, United Kingdom, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Tim Williams

Affiliation Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, London, United Kingdom

Hubert G. M. Leufkens

Affiliation Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Frank de Vries

Affiliation Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AMG FDV. Performed the experiments: AMG. Analyzed the data: AMG. Wrote the paper: AMG FDV TW HGML. Advisor throughout study: HGML.

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