Implementation and validation of a probabilistic linkage method for population databases without identification variables

Implementation and validation of a probabilistic linkage method for population databases without identification variables

Linking records of the same person from different sources makes it possible to build administrative cohorts and perform longitudinal analyzes, as an alternative to traditional cohort studies, and have important practical implications in producing knowledge in public health. We implemented the Felleg...

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Main Authors: Amado D. Quezada-Sánchez, Iván Espín-Arellano, Evangelina Morales-Carmona, Diana Molina-Vélez, Lina Sofía Palacio-Mejía, Edgar Leonel González-González, Mariana Alvarez Aceves, Juan Eugenio Hernández-Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Record linkage
Blocking
Probability
Algorithm
Information systems
Hospital discharge
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402203599X

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