Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 245-248 , November 2009

Use of a patient linked data warehouse to facilitate diabetes trial recruitment from primary care

  • C.J. Brooks

      Affiliations

    • HIRU (Health Information Research Unit), Swansea University, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK
    • These authors contributed equally.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +44 01792 704078; fax: +44 01792 703214.
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  • J.W. Stephens

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Research Group, Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
    • Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, ABM University NHS Trust, Swansea, Wales, UK
    • These authors contributed equally.
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  • D.E. Price

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, ABM University NHS Trust, Swansea, Wales, UK
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  • D.V. Ford

      Affiliations

    • HIRU (Health Information Research Unit), Swansea University, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK
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  • R.A. Lyons

      Affiliations

    • HIRU (Health Information Research Unit), Swansea University, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK
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  • S.L. Prior

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Research Group, Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
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  • S.C. Bain

      Affiliations

    • Diabetes Research Group, Institute of Life Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK
    • Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, ABM University NHS Trust, Swansea, Wales, UK

Received 6 May 2009 ,Revised 1 June 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2009.06.004

Primary Care Diabetes
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 245-248 , November 2009

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