Acuracy of Public Health Data Linkages

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 531-538

  Qayad, Mohamed G ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a  

^a Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Agreement; Link; Match; Predictive value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67349089112     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0377-6     Document Type: Article

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