Nordic Health Registry-Based Research: A Review of Health Care Systems and Key Registries

• Published in: Clinical epidemiology Vol. 13; pp. 533 - 554
• Main Authors: Laugesen, Kristina, Ludvigsson, Jonas F, Schmidt, Morten, Gissler, Mika, Valdimarsdottir, Unnur Anna, Lunde, Astrid, Sørensen, Henrik Toft
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2021; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Epidemiology; health care system; Medical care, Cost of; population characteristics; Public health; registries; Review; Scandinavian and Nordic countries; Denmark; Sweden; Norway; Iceland; Finland

The Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden and comprise a total population of approximately 27 million. The countries provide unique opportunities for joint health registry-based research in large populations with long and complete follow-up, facilitated by shared feature...