Record linkage is increasingly used to expand the information available for public health
research. An understanding of record linkage methods and the relevant strengths and …

Health technology assessment (HTA) is the systematic evaluation of the properties and
impacts of health technologies and interventions. In this article, we presented a discussion of …

Linkage of population-based administrative data is a valuable tool for combining detailed
individual-level information from different sources for research. While not a substitute for …

Sensitive personal data are created in many application domains, and there is now an
increasing demand to share, integrate, and link such data within and across organisations in …

Background Data sharing is considered a crucial part of modern medical research.
Unfortunately, despite its advantages, it often faces obstacles, especially data privacy …

Linked datasets are an important resource for epidemiological and clinical studies, but
linkage error can lead to biased results. For data security reasons, linkage of personal …

Background Record linkage is the process of identifying and combining records about the
same individual from two or more different datasets. While there are many open source and …

Linked administrative data offer a rich source of information that can be harnessed to
describe patterns of disease, understand their causes and evaluate interventions. However …

This study sought to enhance knowledge of the link between child sexual abuse (CSA) and
long-term criminality by investigating gender-specific effects and the role of index sexual …

Biobanks linked to electronic health records provide rich resources for healthrelated
research. With improvements in administrative and informatics infrastructure, the availability …