Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 8 , Pages 791-797.e2 , August 2006

Health care utilization: measurement using primary care records and patient recall both showed bias

,Accepted 5 December 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.12.008

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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