Author reply

Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam^{1

2}, David W Johnson^{1

3

4

5

6}, Carmel M Hawley^{1

7

8

9}, Elaine M Pascoe², Magid Fahim^{4

10

11}

Affiliations

¹ Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services (MINTS), Logan Hospital, Logan City, Queensland, Australia.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Queensland Renal Transplant Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Department of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Kidney Disease Research, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Faculty of Medicine, Incentre Haemodialysis Services, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁹ Faculty of Medicine, Australian Kidney Trials Network, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁰ Faculty of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹¹ Faculty of Medicine, Australasian Kidney Trials Network, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Comment

Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam et al. Intern Med J. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;49(10):1340-1341.

doi: 10.1111/imj.14586.

Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam^{1

2}, David W Johnson^{1

3

4

5

6}, Carmel M Hawley^{1

7

8

9}, Elaine M Pascoe², Magid Fahim^{4

10

11}

¹ Metro South and Ipswich Nephrology and Transplant Services (MINTS), Logan Hospital, Logan City, Queensland, Australia.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Queensland Renal Transplant Services, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Department of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Centre for Kidney Disease Research, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁷ Faculty of Medicine, Incentre Haemodialysis Services, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁹ Faculty of Medicine, Australian Kidney Trials Network, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹⁰ Faculty of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹¹ Faculty of Medicine, Australasian Kidney Trials Network, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

No abstract available

Comment on

Health data linkage research in Australia remains challenging.
Palamuthusingam D, Johnson DW, Hawley C, Pascoe E, Fahim M. Palamuthusingam D, et al. Intern Med J. 2019 Apr;49(4):539-544. doi: 10.1111/imj.14244. Intern Med J. 2019. PMID: 30957375
Access to linked data: challenges and progress.
Flack F, Smith M. Flack F, et al. Intern Med J. 2019 Oct;49(10):1339-1340. doi: 10.1111/imj.14455. Intern Med J. 2019. PMID: 31602767 No abstract available.

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