Record linkage without patient identifiers: Proof of concept using data from South Africa's national HIV program.

Record linkage without patient identifiers: Proof of concept using data from South Africa's national HIV program.

Linkage between health databases typically requires patient identifiers such as names and personal identification numbers. We developed and validated a record linkage strategy to combine administrative health databases without identifiers for South Africa's public sector HIV program. We linked...

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Main Authors: Khumbo Shumba, Jacob Bor, Cornelius Nattey, Dickman Gareta, Evelyn Lauren, William Macleod, Matthew P Fox, Adrian Puren, Koleka Mlisana, Dorina Onoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004835
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