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Record linkage of claims and cancer registries data—Evaluation of a deterministic linkage approach based on indirect personal identifiers
21 Sept 2022
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PURPOSE: In Germany, record linkage of claims and cancer registry data is cost- and time-consuming, since up until recently no unique personal identifier was available in both data sources. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and performance of a deterministic linkage procedure based on indirect personal identifiers included in the data sources. METHODS: We identified users of glucose-lowering...
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