Probabilistic linkage in household survey on hospital care usage Relacionamento probabilístico em inquérito domiciliar sobre uso de serviços hospitalares

• Main Authors: Cláudia Medina Coeli (Author), Régis Blais (Author), Maria do Carmo Esteves da Costa (Author), Liz Maria de Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2003-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the potential advantages and limitations of the use of the Brazilian hospital admission authorization forms database and the probabilistic record linkage methodology for the validation of reported utilization of hospital care services in household surveys. METHODS: A total of...