jpinfect_merge: Merge multiple disease datasets into a unified data table

In jpinfect: Acquiring and Processing Data from Japan Institute for Health Security

Merge multiple disease datasets into a unified data table

Description

This function merges multiple datasets ('dataset1', 'dataset2', and optionally 'dataset3') based on shared columns: 'prefecture', 'year', and 'week'. It also renames column names according to the dataset type ('sex', 'place', or 'bullet').

Usage

jpinfect_merge(
  dataset1 = sex_prefecture,
  dataset2 = place_prefecture,
  dataset3 = NULL
)

Arguments

dataset1	A data frame containing "sex" data to be merged.
dataset2	A data frame containing "place" data to be merged.
dataset3	(Optional) A third dataset containing "bullet" data to be added.

Value

A data frame that combines all input datasets and applies consistent column renaming.

Examples

# Example usage
bind_result <- jpinfect_merge(sex_prefecture, place_prefecture, bullet)

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