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Table 4 Comparison of information on execution of lymph node dissection (A) and administration of radioiodine (B) between medical charts and administrative data sources

From: Combining data to perform population-based observational studies: know your sources. The case of thyroid cancer in Belgium

A.

 

Medical chart

B.

 

Medical chart

  

yes

no

total

  

yes

no

total

PAT

yes

27

3

30

HIC

yes

25

0

25

 

no

3

16

19

 

no

5

19

24

 

total

30

19

49

 

total

30

19

49

HIC

yes

24

1

25

MDT

yes

22

0

22

 

no

6

18

24

 

no

8

15

23

 

total

30

19

49

 

unknown

0

4

4

      

total

30

19

49

  1. HIC health insurance companies; MDT multidisciplinary team meeting reports; PAT full text pathology reports