Privacy-preserving record linkage on large real world datasets

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 205-212

  Randall, Sean M ^a   Ferrante, Anna M ^a   Boyd, James H ^a   Bauer, Jacqueline K ^a   Semmens, James B ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bloom filters; Data integration; Population based research; Privacy preserving protocols; Privacy preserving record linkage; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

DATA HANDLING; DATA INTEGRATION; DATA STRUCTURES;

BLOOM FILTERS; CLINICAL INFORMATION; INFORMATION DISCLOSURE; PRIVACY PRESERVING RECORD LINKAGES; PRIVACY-PRESERVING PROTOCOLS; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; RECORD LINKAGE; SENSITIVE INFORMATIONS;

DATA PRIVACY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RISK FACTOR; COMPUTER SECURITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING;

COMPUTER SECURITY; DATASETS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PRIVACY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84905191787     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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