Evaluation of the encryption procedure and record linkage in the Belgian national cancer registry

Archives of Public Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 281-294

  Van Eycken, E ^a   Haustermans, K ^b   Buntinx, F ^c   Ceuppens, A ^d   Weyler, J ^e   Wauters, E ^f   Van Oyen, H ^g   De Schaever, M ^h   Van Den Berge, D ⁱ   Haelterman, M ^a  

^a Belgian Cancer Registry   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d National Union of Independent Mutualities   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f National Alliance of Christian Mutualities   (Belgium)

^g SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer registration; Encryption; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIRTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAW; PRIVACY;

EID: 0034431889     PISSN: 07787367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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