Protecting Privacy of Shared Epidemiologic Data without Compromising Analysis Potential

Objective. Ensuring privacy of research subjects when epidemiologic data are shared with outside collaborators involves masking (modifying) the data, but overmasking can compromise utility (analysis potential). Methods of statistical disclosure control for protecting privacy may be impractical for i...

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Main Authors: John Cologne, Eric J. Grant, Eiji Nakashima, Yun Chen, Sachiyo Funamoto, Hiroaki Katayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/421989