Name segmentation using hidden Markov models and its application in record linkage
This study aimed to evaluate the use of hidden Markov models (HMM) for the segmentation of person names and its influence on record linkage. A HMM was applied to the segmentation of patient’s and mother’s names in the databases of the Mortality Information System (SIM), Information Subsystem for Hig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014001102039&lng=en&tlng=en |