Open AccessValidity of Deterministic Record Linkage Using Multiple Indirect Personal Identifiers
Author(s) -
Soko Setoguchi,
Ying Zhu,
Jessica J. Jalbert,
Lauren Williams,
ChihYing Chen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular quality and outcomes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.692
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1941-7713
pISSN - 1941-7705
DOI - 10.1161/circoutcomes.113.000294
Subject(s) - identifier , record linkage , linkage (software) , unique identifier , computer science , scale (ratio) , personally identifiable information , data mining , medicine , computer security , environmental health , computer network , geography , genetics , cartography , population , biology , gene
Linking patient registries with administrative databases can enhance the utility of the databases for epidemiological and comparative effectiveness research. However, registries often lack direct personal identifiers, and the validity of record linkage using multiple indirect personal identifiers is not well understood.
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