Erratum to: A new electronic medical record database linked to claims data and discharge abstract data (the RWD database) in Japan: Study design and profile

In the article by Yasuyuki Okumura et al., entitled “A new electronic medical record database linked to claims data and discharge abstract data (the RWD database) in Japan: Study design and profile” which was originally published on April 11, 2024 (Annals of Clinical Epidemiology 2024;6(3):58–64. https://doi.org/10.37737/ace.24009), corrections are needed.

Corrected References:

- Reference 11

Correction: A part of the URL path was incorrect; “16/dl/02_01” should be “19/dl/02sisetu01.”

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Survey of medical institutions in 2019 (in Japanese). https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/19/dl/02sisetu01.pdf. Accessed 2024 April 1.

- Reference 12

Correction: A part of the URL path was incorrect; “16/dl/02_01” should be “17/dl/02sisetu29-1.”

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Survey of medical institutions in 2017 (in Japanese). https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/17/dl/02sisetu29-1.pdf. Accessed 2024 April 1.

These corrections do not affect the original conclusions. The authors regret the errors.