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Submission for the Dutch - Belgian Database Day ( DBDBD ) 2007

Relations can be found in many areas and applications. For example, we see relations in structured data such as sequences, trees and graphs when mining for patterns in web logs, chemical databases and various type of networks. More general, we see relational information in relational databases. In this case, we are interested in finding related patterns within the tables of our database. Applic...

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Day case surgery: geographical variation, trends and readmission rates.

Data from the Oxford Record Linkage Study were analysed to determine the amount of work undertaken in day case surgery for 12 surgical conditions in five districts in the Oxford Region during the years 1976 to 1985. Record linkage was used to study readmission rates, comparing day surgery with inpatient care. The use of day surgery gradually increased in some conditions (eg, termination of preg...

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Geographical differences in cancer incidence in the Belgian province of Limburg.

Correctly addressing the questions of worried citizens with respect to possible clusters of cancer occurrence requires a risk communication strategy that is informed by a previously established analytical procedure. The aim of this study was to analyse cancer registration data in order to identify municipalities or clusters of municipalities with an increased incidence of one or more cancer typ...