Linkage of primary care prescribing records and pharmacy dispensing Records in the Salford Lung Study: application in asthma.

Holly TibbleJames Lay-FlurrieAziz SheikhRob HorneMehrdad A MizaniAthanasios Tsanasnull null

Published in: BMC medical research methodology (2020)

We have developed a probabilistic record linkage methodology matching a large percentage of pharmacy dispensing records with primary care prescribing records for asthma medications. This will allow researchers to link datasets in order to extract information about asthma medication non-adherence.

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