Below are the data collections routinely linked nationally:
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Birth Registrations |
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Cancer Registry |
Death Registrations |
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Mental Health |
Public Emergency Departments |
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Private Hospital Admitted Patients |
Public Hospital Admitted Patients |
Data linkage has a significant role in reduction of cervical cancer in Australia. The HPV vaccine was introduced in 2007, success of the vaccine was monitored by linking vaccine registers to cervical smear registers in Queensland & Victoria.
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