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st: RE: First visit to clinic


From   "Martin Weiss" <[email protected]>
To   <[email protected]>
Subject   st: RE: First visit to clinic
Date   Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:29:47 +0200

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HTH
Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul O'Brien
Sent: Montag, 20. September 2010 15:25
To: statalist
Subject: st: First visit to clinic

i want to create a new variable with the date of the first visit of each
patient:

id		date		date_of_first_visit
N-00-3558	07/04/2008	07/04/2008
N-00-3558	09/04/2008	07/04/2008
N-00-3558	14/05/2008	07/04/2008
N-00-3563	05/06/2007	
N-00-3563	31/03/2010	
N-00-3565	05/06/2007	
N-00-3565	13/06/2008	
N-00-3565	13/06/2008	
N-00-3565	05/05/2009	
N-00-3565	04/03/2010	
N-00-3583	09/09/2008	
N-00-3583	27/05/2009	

i know this should be easy by i am having trouble using n_1

i have tried:
.sort date
.by id, sort: gen visit=_n==1

but the latter does not have the date in order, only id.

any help gratefully received.

paul

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Dr Paul O'Brien
Raymede Clinic
Westside Contraceptive Services
Central London Community Healthcare
Exmoor St
London
W10 6DZ
UK
+44 (0)20 8962 4450










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