Citation
Suchindran, Chirayath M.; Leiss, Jack K.; & Salama, Ibrahim (2001). Alternative Methods for Record Linkage: Application to Linking Vital Records. Alexandria, Va.: American Statistical Association.Abstract
There is widespread and growing usage of linking multiple data sources in Public Health Studies. The objective of the linking process is to determine whether two or more records refer to the same person, object or event. Modern computer power has enhanced our capacity to conduct computer linkage of large public health data files. A key step in conducting this linkage is the development of an efficient record-matching algorithm. Formal development of a theory of record linkage started with the pioneering work of Fellegi and Sunter (1969). Several people have worked on extending or modifying their procedure (Jaro 1989; Winkler1994). Many of these existing procedures have a number of limitations. Most procedures use specialized software to implement the algorithm. In this paper we plan to develop alternative models for record linkage that can be used with widely available statistical software.
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2001Author(s)
Suchindran, Chirayath M.Leiss, Jack K.
Salama, Ibrahim