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A record-linkage study of the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in persons with hepatitis C infection in Scotland [PDF]

, 2008
We investigated trends in first time hospital admissions and deaths attributable to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a large population based cohort of 22 073 individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection through laboratory testing in ...
Bird, S. M., C Robertson, S A McDonald, P R Mills, McDonald, S. A., , Chief Scientist Office (Funder), Robertson, C., Dillon, J. F.; id_orcid, J F Dillon, Mills, P.R., Hutchinson, S.J., (Funder), Medical Research Council, Hutchinson, S.J.; id_orcid, , Medical Research Council (Funder), Dillon, J.F., Chief Scientist Office (Funder), Goldberg, D. J., S J Hutchinson, Hutchinson, S. J., S M Bird, McDonald, S.A., Goldberg, D.J., (Funder), Chief Scientist Office, Mills, P. R., D J Goldberg, Bird, S.M., Medical Research Council (Funder)   +26 more
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Detecting referral and selection bias by the anonymous linkage of practice, hospital and clinic data using Secure and Private Record Linkage (SAPREL): case study from the evaluation of the Improved Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: The evaluation of demonstration sites set up to provide improved access to psychological therapies (IAPT) comprised the study of all people identified as having common mental health problems (CMHP), those referred to the IAPT service, and a ...
Parry, G., Dent-Brown, Kim, Kendrick, Tony, Dent-Brown, K., Tony Kendrick, Dent-Brown, K, Dent-Brown Kim, de Lusignan, S., Navarro, R, Kendrick Tony, Chan, Tom, Glenys Parry, Chan Tom, Navarro, R., Kendrick, T, Chan, T., Navarro, Rob, Kim Dent-Brown, Parry, G, Navarro Rob, Simon de Lusignan, Chan, T, Parry, Glenys, Kendrick, T., de Lusignan Simon, de Lusignan, S, Parry Glenys, de Lusignan, Simon, Tom Chan, Rob Navarro   +29 more
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Generalized Record Linkage System – Statistics Canada’s Record Linkage Software

Austrian Journal of Statistics, 2016
The Generalized Record Linkage System is a probabilistic record linkage system designed for use by a wide range of statistical applications. It is part of a toolbox of generalized systems developed at Statistics Canada in response to business and health ...
Martha Fair
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Data mining technique for identifying mortality patterns in a pulmonary tuberculosis cohort [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Tuberculosis (TB) deaths occur early, mainly during the two months comprising the intensive treatment phase compared to other causes of death. Understanding the distinct TB mortality patterns provides more effective health care for specific groups.
Marli Souza Rocha, Valéria Saraceni, Claudia Medina Coeli, Max Leonardo Chacón Pacheco, Rejane Sobrino Pinheiro   +4 more
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Comparing record linkage software programs and algorithms using real-world data.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Linkage of medical databases, including insurer claims and electronic health records (EHRs), is increasingly common. However, few studies have investigated the behavior and output of linkage software.
Alan F Karr, Matthew T Taylor, Suzanne L West, Soko Setoguchi, Tzuyung D Kou, Tobias Gerhard, Daniel B Horton   +6 more
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A retrospective, descriptive study of hepatitis C testing, prevalence, and care continuum among adults on probation

Health & Justice, 2022
Background Despite constituting the largest segment of the correctional population, individuals on court-ordered probation remain largely unstudied with respect to hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and linkage-to-care.
Kevin F. Kamis, David L. Wyles, Matthew S. Minturn, Tracy Scott, Dean McEwen, Hermione Hurley, Scott J. Prendergast, Jessie Gunter, Sarah E. Rowan   +8 more
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Quality of record linkage in a highly automated cancer registry that relies on encrypted identity data [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: In the absence of unique ID numbers, cancer and other registries in Germany and elsewhere rely on identity data to link records pertaining to the same patient. These data are often encrypted to ensure privacy.
Hense, HW, Hense, Hans-Werner, Sariyar, M, Krieg, Volker, Sariyar, Murat, Heidinger, Oliver, Schmidtmann, I, Borg, A, Gerold-Ay, Aslihan, Hammer, GP, Schmidtmann, Irene, Krieg, V, Gerold-Ay, A, Hammer, Gaël Paul, Borg, Andreas, Heidinger, O   +15 more
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Current Trend of Accreditation within Medical Education [PDF]

, 2020
Currently, accreditation within medical education is a priority on the agenda for many countries worldwide. The World Federation for Medical Education’s (WFME) launch of its first trilogy of standards in 2003 was a seminal event in promoting ...
Korean Medical Education Review (의학교육논단)
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Record linkage based patient intersection cardinality for rare disease studies using Mainzelliste and secure multi-party computation

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022
Background The low number of patients suffering from any given rare diseases poses a difficult problem for medical research: With the exception of some specialized biobanks and disease registries, potential study participants’ information are disjoint ...
Tobias Kussel, Torben Brenner, Galina Tremper, Josef Schepers, Martin Lablans, Kay Hamacher   +5 more
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Use of Data Linkage Methods to Investigate Healthcare Interactions in Individuals Who Self-harm and Die by Suicide: A Scoping Review [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Objectives In this review, the primary objective was to comprehensively summarize and evaluate the themes and analytical strategies of studies that used data linkage methods to examine the healthcare engagement of individuals with self-harming and ...
Ferdi W. Djajadisastra
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