A feasible method for linkage studies avoiding clerical review: linkage of the national HIV/AIDS surveillance databases with the National Death Index in Australia

Objective: To assess the sensitivity and specificity of linkage of HIV/AIDS diagnoses in Australia to the National Death Index (NDI).

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