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. 2013 Jul 11;13:71. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-71

Table 2.

An example of the CRIS dictionary

ePJS Source fields  
First name
Joe
**Middle name
(blank)
Second name
Bloggs
*Date of birth
20/08/1987
Trust ID
12–34–56
Post Code
SW9 6TJ
**Nick Name
(blank)
**Key Contact First Name
(blank)
Key Contact Last Name
O’Connell
CRIS PI Dictionary list derived from the source field above
 
Joe
 
Bloggs
 
20/08/1987
 
20/08/’87
 
20–08–1987
 
20–08–87
 
20.08.1987
 
20.08.87
 
20.8.87
 
20th Aug 1987
 
20th Aug ‘87
 
20th of August 1987
 
20th of Aug 1987
 
12–34–56
 
123456
 
12 34 56
 
SW9 6TJ
 
SW96TJ
 
Connell  

*There would be many more options of recording the date of birth; a non-exhaustive list is provided here.

**The cells show no information was entered in these fields and hence are not included in the CRIS PI dictionary. Note that these fields are patient identifier fields that sometimes do not get filled in the source.