Accuracy of record linkage software in merging dental administrative data sets

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-93

  Beil, Heather ^a   Preisser, John S ^b   Rozier, R Gary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

data linkage; dental care; Medicaid claims

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; UNITED STATES;

DENTAL RECORDS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; NORTH CAROLINA; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878220020     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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