Codifying unstructured data: A Natural Language Processing approach to extract rich data from clinical letters

ABSTRACT Objectives Electronic healthcare records (EHR) are the main data sources that facilitate epidemiology research.Routinely collected data such as primary and secondary care are now easily linked to produce novel and high impact research.There are, however, rich data locked in the free text of clinical letters that are not otherwise translate

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The boundaries between complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and post-migration living difficulties in traumatised Afghan refugees: a network analysis

Abstract Background Psychological distress due to the ongoing war, violence, and persecution is particularly common among Afghan asylum seekers and refugees.In addition, individuals face a variety of post-migration living difficulties (PMLDs).Complex posttraumatic stress symptoms are among the most common mental health problems in this population,

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