"Medical Record Linkage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The creation and maintenance of medical and vital records in multiple institutions in a manner that will facilitate the combined use of the records of identified individuals.
| Descriptor ID |
D008498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.940.968.500 N04.452.859.564.550 N05.715.360.300.715.500.500 N06.850.520.308.940.968.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Record Linkage- Medical Record Linkage
- Record Linkage, Medical
- Linkage, Medical Record
- Linkages, Medical Record
- Medical Record Linkages
- Record Linkages, Medical
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Record Linkage" by people in Profiles.
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Sensitivity of Cancer Registry Linkage with Missing or Incomplete Social Security Number and Implications for Cancer Cohorts. Epidemiology. 2026 01 01; 37(1):73-76.
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Transformative Use of an Improved All-Payer Hospital Discharge Data Infrastructure for Community-Based Participatory Research: A Sustainability Pathway. Health Serv Res. 2015 Aug; 50 Suppl 1:1322-38.
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Public health research in congenital heart disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec; 9(6):549-58.
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A patient-centered longitudinal care plan: vision versus reality. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Nov-Dec; 21(6):1082-90.
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Quality: performance improvement, teamwork, information technology and protocols. Crit Care Clin. 2013 Apr; 29(2):129-51.
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A survey of health information exchange organizations in the United States: implications for meaningful use. Ann Intern Med. 2011 May 17; 154(10):666-71.
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Defining and measuring successful emergency care networks: a research agenda. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Dec; 17(12):1297-305.
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Physician attitudes toward health information exchange: results of a statewide survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010 Jan-Feb; 17(1):66-70.
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Ability to perform registry functions among practices with and without electronic health records. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 06; 1052.
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Methods for identifying pregnancy-associated deaths: population-based data from Finland 1987-2000. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2004 Nov; 18(6):448-55.