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J Am Med Inform Assoc 4:233-237 doi:10.1136/jamia.1997.0040233
  • The Practice of Informatics

Use of Commercial Record Linkage Software and Vital Statistics to Identify Patient Deaths

Table 4

Patient Records Linked to State and National Mortality Files

High-Risk Group No. at Risk No. Deaths Identified Through 1993 Sensitivity Deaths Through 1993 (%) No. additional US Deaths after 1993 Sensitivity Including Late Deaths (%) 95% CI for Final Sensitivity (%)
Liver metastases 494 425 86.0 9 87.9 84.6-90.6
Pancreatic cancer 164 138 84.1 0 84.1 77.6-89.4
CD4 < 50 126 102 80.9 13 91.3 84.9-95.6

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