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993W: Birthplace not stated or born at sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Gyles R. Glover
Gyles R. Glover*
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London
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1Address for correspondence: Dr G. R. Glover, Department of Community Medicine, Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, 17 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AR.
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Synopsis

Cochrane, in his studies of psychiatric admission rates amongst immigrant groups in Britain, allocated cases for which birthplace data was lacking by assuming that the patients were most likely to be British-born. A validation study shows this may not be justified. Estimates are made of the magnitude of the possible resulting error.

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Brief Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , November 1987 , pp. 1009 - 1012
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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