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From: The acceptability of conducting data linkage research without obtaining consent: lay people’s views and justifications

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Purposive sampling method for identification of six pertinent groups. * “Agreed” means the parent returned a study form in the opt-in arm OR did not return a study form in the opt-out arm, thereby facilitating the data linkage of the child’s vaccination data to his/her hospital data Coded as Y. ** “Did not agree” means the parent returned a study form in the opt-out arm OR did not return a study form in the opt-in arm, thereby precluding the data linkage of the child’s vaccination data to his/her hospital data Coded as N

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BMC Medical Ethics

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