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**The postal code should reflect the patient’s '''permanent residence'''. So for someone from India, the postal code should be not available. | **The postal code should reflect the patient’s '''permanent residence'''. So for someone from India, the postal code should be not available. | ||
** NOTE: The most common use for postal codes is for researchers to link to Stats Canada for economic status and to for us to get a distribution of patients by MB RHAs outside of Winnipeg. It’s also a cross-check on Province for out-of-province patients. - Randy Martens - Sept 11.15. | ** NOTE: The most common use for postal codes is for researchers to link to Stats Canada for economic status and to for us to get a distribution of patients by MB RHAs outside of Winnipeg. It’s also a cross-check on [[Province]] for out-of-province patients. - Randy Martens - Sept 11.15. | ||
== {{CCMDB Data Integrity Checks}} == | == {{CCMDB Data Integrity Checks}} == | ||