@article{ref1,
title="A system of alias assignment for unidentified patients requiring emergency hospital admission",
journal="Journal of trauma",
year="1985",
author="Long, W. B. and Frank, H. A. and Wachtel, T. L. and Fortune, J. B. and Robinson, Gail",
volume="25",
number="4",
pages="333-336",
abstract="Many patients are admitted to emergency facilities without positive identification. In the past, these patients were usually assigned a temporary alias name (i.e., John Doe, Jane Doe) which was then changed after positive identification. We have discerned several problems with this procedure and have subsequently developed a coordinated system of alias identification in our hospital. This system allows for: a large pool of distinct alias identities, pre-assignment of hospital numbers to unidentified patients before arrival, and a smooth administrative transition as records are changed from the alias to the true identity.",
language="",
issn="0022-5282",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}