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The process of connecting things to each other. Two important varieties in the health field are genetic linkage and record linkage. Genetic linkage is the tendency of two genes that occur close together on the same chromosome to be inherited together. Record linkage is a method of relating information in one set of personal records to information in other sets.
From: linkage in A Dictionary of Public Health »
Subjects: Public Health and Epidemiology.
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