Using record linkage to validate notification and laboratory data for a more accurate assessment of notifiable infectious diseases

Using record linkage to validate notification and laboratory data for a more accurate assessment of notifiable infectious diseases

Abstract Background Infectious disease burden is commonly assessed using notification data. Using retrospective record linkage in Western Australia, we described how well notification data captures laboratory detections of influenza, pertussis and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). Methods We link...

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Main Authors: Faye J. Lim, Christopher C. Blyth, Avram Levy, Parveen Fathima, Nicholas de Klerk, Carolien Giele, Hannah C. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Disease notification
Record linkage
Validation studies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-017-0484-7

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