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Each registry is responsible for applying for and obtaining additional ethics and other permissions required for their participation in EUROlinkCAT.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The CDM and associated documentation, including linkage and standardisation procedures, will be available post-EUROlinkCAT thus facilitating future local, national and European-level analyses to improve healthcare. 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