A new hybrid record linkage process to make epidemiological databases interoperable: application to the GEMO and GENEPSO studies involving BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

Abstract Background Linking independent sources of data describing the same individuals enable innovative epidemiological and health studies but require a robust record linkage approach. We describe a hybrid record linkage process to link databases from two independent ongoing French national studie...

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Main Authors: Yue Jiao, Fabienne Lesueur, Chloé-Agathe Azencott, Maïté Laurent, Noura Mebirouk, Lilian Laborde, Juana Beauvallet, Marie-Gabrielle Dondon, Séverine Eon-Marchais, Anthony Laugé, GEMO Study Collaborators, GENEPSO Study Collaborators, Catherine Noguès, Nadine Andrieu, Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet, Sandrine M. Caputo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01299-6