Accuracy of probabilistic linkage using the enhanced matching system for public health and epidemiological studies

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Aldridge, Robert W ^a,b,c   Shaji, Kunju ^b   Hayward, Andrew C ^a,c   Abubakar, Ibrahim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROBABILISTIC LINKAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ENGLAND; FACTUAL DATABASE; MEDICAL RECORD; TUBERCULOSIS;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84942848810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136179     Document Type: Article

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