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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The Centre for Health Record Linkage: fostering population health research in NSW*

Katie A. Irvine A C and Lee K. Taylor B
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A Centre for Health Record Linkage, Cancer Institute NSW

B Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health

C Corresponding author. Email: Katie.Irvine@cancerinstitute.org.au

NSW Public Health Bulletin 22(2) 17-18 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB10061
Published: 19 April 2011


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