Decision analysis for the assessment of a record linkage procedure: Application to a perinatal network

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-79

  Quantin, Catherine ^a   Binquet, C ^a   Allaert, F A ^a   Cornet, B ^a   Pattisina, R ^b   Leteuff, G ^a   Ferdynus, C ^a   Gouyon, J B ^a  

^a DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Direct file linkage; Hash coding; Phonetic treatment; Probabilistic file linkage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EUROPE; LAW; MEDICAL RECORD; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 16244391779     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633925     Document Type: Article

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