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Table 1 Description of used variables in the National Patient Register

From: Somatic healthcare utilisation patterns among older people with intellectual disability: an 11-year register study

Inpatient care

Outpatient care

Used for:

Hospital/Clinic

Hospital/Clinic

Identifying somatic healthcare

Date of registration

Date of physician visit

Determining year of utilisation and the number of registrations/visits

Planned/unplanned registration

Planned/unplanned visit

Determining whether or not the registration/visit was planned

Length of stay

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Length of stay for each registration