Impact of record-linkage methodology on performance indicators and multivariate relationships

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 110-117

  Campbell, Kevin M ^a  

^a Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminality; Performance measures; Record linkage; Substance abuse; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE; CRIME; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349162479     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.05.004     Document Type: Article

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