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Peer reviewedHolian, John – Evaluation Practice, 1996
Describes record linkage as a data-generating technique, and presents a method for linking client records to live and stillbirth records, using 32,974 births in the Cleveland (Ohio) area. Biases that can enter the linkage process and general research issues related to record linkage are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Birth, Case Records, Data Collection, Recordkeeping
