Beware of multiple names in database linkage research: prevalence of aliases in female prison population.

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Department of Family Practice, Mather Building, 5804 Fairview Crescent, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3, British Columbia, Canada.

Published: August 2005

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