De-duplication and treatment of common participants with third party data

De-duplication of common participants

This guidance note sets out the approved mechanisms by which a researcher can de-duplicate common or related participants when undertaking a combined analysis of UK Biobank and 3rd party data.

Available here.

Treatment of common participants

This guidance note, which should be read in conjunction with the above de-duplication note, relates to the identification and analysis of common participants within UK Biobank and another resource.
It sets out the extent to which data fields on common participants within two separate resources can be linked and analysed.

Available here.

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