linkage
- noun
- /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ/
- Specialized
- And one of the things that we were really focusing on was the reuse of existing data and the linkage of data with other data sets.
- data linkage
- record linkage
They have their own linkage group and they also work really closely with the Lincoln Shop at CMS that has their big data warehouse as well.
- They have their own linkage group and they also work really closely with the Lincoln Shop at CMS that has their big data warehouse as well.
Examples
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Prior to the linkage, the identification number was ciphered by means of coding software to protect personal data.
Academic text (2007) -
We identified deaths occurring between 1991 and 2001 through record linkage.
Academic text (2012) -
Statistics Finland established the linkage of data sets by means of personal identification codes.
Academic text (1999) -
Linkages have been created to integrate the STRETCH students with the resident community population of the school.
Academic text (1995) -
Mortality follow-up was established by record linkage to death certificates from 1991 to 1993.
Academic text (1999) -
A total of 158 articles contained findings directly related to at least one of the evidence linkages listed above.
Blog text (16) -
Key linkages within and across data sources and types were signaled by recurring codes.
Academic text (2015) -
Data from the hospitalization register were then linked with the general mortality register of the Czech Republic; the database linkage was made possible through a unique identification number assigned to each person in both data sets.
Academic text (2007) -
During follow-up from 1995 through December 31, 2006, we determined vital status through annual linkages of the cohort to the US Social Security Administration Death Master File.
Academic text (2012) -
We improved our analysis by using the linkage of patient records from multiple healthcare providers.
Synonyms
A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of genes on the same chromosome that parents often pass together to their children
- Specialized
A gene on a sex chromosome that makes a trait appear more often in one sex than the other
- Specialized
A bond between two nearby chains of atoms that makes a molecule stronger
- Specialized
A program that combines separate compiled modules into one working file
- Specialized
Genes that are close on the same chromosome are often inherited together
- Specialized
Parts that join the driver's wheel to the front wheels so they turn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Linkage comes from link ('a connection') and -age ('a result or thing'), and it now also means the process of joining records from different sources about the same person or thing to make one connected set of data.