Comparing Methods for Record Linkage for Public Health Action: Matching Algorithm Validation Study

Tigran Avoundjian   ^{1, 2} , MPH, PhD ;   Julia C Dombrowski   ^{1, 2, 3} , MPH, MD ;   Matthew R Golden   ^{1, 2, 3} , MPH, MD ;   James P Hughes   ⁴ , PhD ;   Brandon L Guthrie   ^{1, 5} , PhD ;   Janet Baseman   ¹ , PhD ;   Mauricio Sadinle   ⁴ , PhD

¹ Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

² HIV/STD Program, Public Health–Seattle and King County, Seattle, WA, United States

³ Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

⁴ Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

⁵ Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States