An efficient validation method of probabilistic record linkage including readmissions and twins

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 356-363

  Tromp, Miranda ^a,b   Ravelli, A C J ^a   Meray N ^a   Reitsma, J B ^a   Bonsel, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Medical record linkage; Pediatrics; Registries; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWIN PREGNANCY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT READMISSION; PEDIATRICS; REGISTRIES; TWINS;

EID: 50649094457     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME0489     Document Type: Article

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