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The databases used for linkage were SIM and the database made up of individuals that were living (200 blood donors in 2007) and dead (196 from the Hospital das Clinicas de S\u00e3o Paulo that died in 2001-2005). The method consists of cleaning and linking the databases using three blocking steps comparing the variables \u201cName\/Mother\u2019s Name\/ Date of Birth\u201d to determine a cut-off score. For a cut-off score of 7.06, the sensitivity and specificity of the method is 94.4% (95%CI: 90.0-97.0) and 100% (95%CI: 98.0-100.0), respectively. 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