Sentence examples for linkage links from inspiring English sources

Deterministic linkage links two records based on complete agreement between the common identifiers [ 12].

Probabilistic record linkage links records based on the statistical probability that common identifiers belong to the same person [ 11].

There are two main types of record linkage: deterministic record linkage links pairs of records on the basis of whether they agree on specific identifiers, and is possible whenever there is a unique identifier, such as a personal identification code in both sources (13).

We used probabilistic record linkage (G-LINK 2.3; Statistics Canada; http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?lang=en&ObjId=10H0036&ObjType=22) to link cases with children from the SNC based on the variables sex, date of birth, maternal and paternal dates of birth, geocoded residence at census, municipality of residence at census and at birth, and nationality.

Despite a recommendation for microbiological testing, only 45% of children hospitalized for respiratory infections in our previous data linkage study linked to a microbiological record.

The timing of seroconversion also was associated with linkage, with linked pairs having a shorter average time to seroconversion than unlinked pairs (6 versus 12 months after enrollment, p = 0.001).

However, without defining the appropriate rules for data linkage, indiscriminate linking may lead to erroneous conclusions.

For tight linkage, when linked selection is most beneficial, an alternative diffusion process needs to be developed.

The dataset was extracted from the WA Linked Database, a dynamic linkage system linking three core data sources: the WA Cancer Registry WACRR), the WA Hospital Morbidity Database (WAHMD) and the WA Death Register.

Event-based E linkage strategies link records by using event dates and event characteristics information in conjunction with limited demographic data.

The search terms were (aborigin* OR indigenous) AND ((data OR record*) AND (linkage OR linked OR administrative)) AND (australia OR australia*) AND 1992 2012[dp].