Abstract:
:Record linkage is the process of identifying and merging records across different databases belonging to the same entity. The health sector is one of the pioneering areas of record linkage techniques applications. In 1998 we began the development of a software package, called RecLink that implemented probabilistic record linkage techniques. In this article we report the development of a new, open-source version of that program, now named OpenRecLink. The aim of this article is to present the main characteristics of the new version and some of the lessons learned during its development. The new version is a total rewrite of the program, based on three goals: (1) to migrate to a free and open source software (FOSS) platform; (2) to implement a multiplatform version; (3) to implement the support for internationalization. We describe the tools that we adopted, the process of development and some of the problems encountered.
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Cad Saude Publicajournal_title
Cadernos de saude publicaauthors
Camargo KR Jr,Coeli CMdoi
10.1590/0102-311x00041214subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-02-01 00:00:00pages
257-63issue
2eissn
0102-311Xissn
1678-4464pii
S0102-311X2015000200257journal_volume
31pub_type
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