title: [Record linkage in the study of infant mortality:  some aspects concerning data quality].
abstract: "The article concerns some aspects of the record linkage carried out by the ISTAT [Central Statistical Institute] for the study of infant mortality among the 1975 birth cohort in seven Italian regions."  About eight percent of the records are found to be unlinked.  A log-linear model is used to identify the variables affecting the percentage of unlinked records.  (summary in ENG, FRE)
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authors.lastname: Pinnelli
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003644:Death Certificates; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005060:Europe; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007558:Italy; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011996:Records; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014798:Vital Statistics
keywords: Data Collection; Death Records; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Error Sources; Europe; Evaluation; Evaluation Report; Infant Mortality; Information; Information Processing; Italy; Mathematical Model; Measurement; Mediterranean Countries; Mortality; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Statistics; Records; Reliability; Research Methodology; Southern Europe; Statistical Studies; Vital Statistics