Algorithms
New algorithms research from University of Southern California, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center outlined
Published in AIDS Weekly, September 17th, 2007
Researchers detail in "Population-based linkage of AIDS and cancer registries: importance of linkage algorithm," new data in algorithms. "This study evaluates linkage algorithms used in 1997 for Los Angeles County by the AIDS-Cancer Match Registry to estimate the risk of cancer among people with HIV/AIDS. In 2001, a linkage between the Los Angeles County cancer and AIDS registries using a five-pass algorithm was compared with the 1997 linkage results that used a two-pass algorithm," scientists in the United States report.
"The five-pass linkage detected all of the previously identified matches (6571) as well as another 431 (6.2%), which had been missed. Record linkage...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-09-17)
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