Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 616-626 , June 2001

Probabilistic Linkage of Computerized Ambulance and Inpatient Hospital Discharge Records: A Potential Tool for Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services

Received 11 October 1999 ,Revised 17 January 2001 ,Accepted 20 February 2001.

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☆ Supported by Cooperative Agreement DTNH22-92-Y-57329 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, US Department of Transportation, and Cooperative Agreement MCH-494003-02-0 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services.

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PII: S0196-0644(01)05754-7

doi: 10.1067/mem.2001.115214

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 616-626 , June 2001

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