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Population-Based Research Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Long-Term Outcomes in Burn Injury

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The goal of population-based research is to answer research questions or hypotheses for a defined population [1]. Population-based research using administrative data can address some of the challenges in longitudinal studies, such as poor follow-up, and recollection bias [2]. Additionally, study findings can be generalizable to the entire population studied, not just a specific cohort. The population is usually defined by geographical boundaries, such as a province, state, and country [3]. However, populations may also be defined by membership in particular health maintenance organizations, such as Kaiser-Permanente Insurance program enrollees in the United States [2]. Such research can involve longitudinal assessment of individuals to assess exposure–outcome relationships and answer questions about individuals from a particular population [2].

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    Stephanie Mason

  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Rae Spiwak

  3. Manitoba Firefighters Burn Unit, Departments of Surgery and Psychiatry, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Sarvesh Logsetty

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Mason, S., Spiwak, R., Logsetty, S. (2020). Population-Based Research Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Long-Term Outcomes in Burn Injury. In: Jeschke, M., Kamolz, LP., Sjöberg, F., Wolf, S. (eds) Handbook of Burns Volume 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18940-2_5

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