Abstract
Respiratory infections are a significant cause of hospitalisation in children. This thesis used record linkage, a technique that combines multiple data sources relating to the same person, to investigate the epidemiology of pathogen-specific infection.
The completeness of linked laboratory and hosp1tal data captured through record linkage was verified. These data were then used to estimate the burden of respiratory viruses among Western Australian children and assess the impact of viral co-infection.
Findings from this thesis demonstrate the power of record linkage to investigate pathogen-specific rates of disease and can inform public health prevention policies.
The completeness of linked laboratory and hosp1tal data captured through record linkage was verified. These data were then used to estimate the burden of respiratory viruses among Western Australian children and assess the impact of viral co-infection.
Findings from this thesis demonstrate the power of record linkage to investigate pathogen-specific rates of disease and can inform public health prevention policies.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Award date | 31 May 2017 |
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| Publication status | Unpublished - 2017 |
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