Record linkage is feasible with non-identifiable trauma and rehabilitation datasets.

CONCLUSION: It was feasible to use PL to link road trauma and rehabilitation datasets in the absence of identifiers. However, this needed to be combined with careful manual review before the linked dataset could be used to make inferences on trauma rehabilitation outcomes. IMPLICATION: PL may be a cost-effective way to capture inpatient rehabilitation outcomes of multi-trauma patients. PMID: 27028098 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research