Aldridge, RW;
Shaji, K;
Hayward, AC;
Abubakar, I;
(2015)
Accuracy of Probabilistic Linkage Using the Enhanced Matching System for Public Health and Epidemiological Studies.
PLoS One
, 10
(8)
, Article e0136179. 10.1371/journal.pone.0136179.
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Abstract
The Enhanced Matching System (EMS) is a probabilistic record linkage program developed by the tuberculosis section at Public Health England to match data for individuals across two datasets. This paper outlines how EMS works and investigates its accuracy for linkage across public health datasets.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Accuracy of Probabilistic Linkage Using the Enhanced Matching System for Public Health and Epidemiological Studies |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0136179 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136179 |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Health Informatics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1472744 |
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