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SUBMITTER: St Sauver JL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3105274 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
St Sauver Jennifer L JL Grossardt Brandon R BR Yawn Barbara P BP Melton L Joseph LJ Rocca Walter A WA
American journal of epidemiology 20110323 9
The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) is a unique research infrastructure in which the medical records of virtually all persons residing in Olmsted County, Minnesota, for over 40 years have been linked and archived. In the present article, the authors describe how the REP links medical records from multiple health care institutions to specific individuals and how residency is confirmed over time. Additionally, the authors provide evidence for the validity of the REP Census enumeration. Betwee ...[more]