Medical record linkage in health information systems by approximate string matching and clustering
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Multiplication of data sources within heterogeneous healthcare information systems always results in redundant information, split among multiple databases. Our objective is to detect exact and approximate duplicates within identity r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/5/32 |