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Providing census data for general practice. 1. Feasibility.

A Hutchinson·C Foy·J Smyth
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The availability of census data to general practice is limited by the form of publication, restricted access to computerized data and the technical difficulties of linking computerized information to a practice population. In a feasibility study it is shown how a population registered with a general practice may be linked through postcodes to computerized enumeration district data. Examples of the data available are discussed together with current problems of postcode/enumeration district mismatch. Suggestions are made for ensuring that general practitioners have access to the 1991 census data.

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Catchment Area, HealthDemographyFamily PracticeFeasibility StudiesHumansMethodsUnited KingdomJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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A Hutchinson, C Foy, J Smyth. 1987. Providing census data for general practice. 1. Feasibility.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3505285/

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