MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE IN AUSTRALIA: THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

The article presents information about record linkage project. The project focuses on the management of breast cancer using the Western Australian Data Linkage System. The Western Australian Data Linkage System is much envied by other health constituencies in Australia. Although it is possible to perform ad hoc record linkages between similar administrative databases in other states. The performance of record linkage projects usually requires researchers to obtain prior approval from the database custodians and from possibly several human research ethics committees.