Medical Record Linkage

"Medical Record Linkage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The creation and maintenance of medical and vital records in multiple institutions in a manner that will facilitate the combined use of the records of identified individuals.

Descriptor ID	D008498
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.940.968.500 N04.452.859.564.550 N05.715.360.300.715.500.500 N06.850.520.308.940.968.500
Concept/Terms	Medical Record Linkage Medical Record Linkage Record Linkage, Medical Linkage, Medical Record Linkages, Medical Record Medical Record Linkages Record Linkages, Medical

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medical Record Linkage".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Records as Topic [E05.318.308.940]
Medical Records [E05.318.308.940.968]
Medical Record Linkage [E05.318.308.940.968.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Records as Topic [N04.452.859]
Medical Records [N04.452.859.564]
Medical Record Linkage [N04.452.859.564.550]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Records as Topic [N05.715.360.300.715]
Medical Records [N05.715.360.300.715.500]
Medical Record Linkage [N05.715.360.300.715.500.500]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Records as Topic [N06.850.520.308.940]
Medical Records [N06.850.520.308.940.968]
Medical Record Linkage [N06.850.520.308.940.968.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Medical Record Linkage".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Medical Record Linkage".

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