Comparison between research data and routinely collected register data for studying childhood health

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-66

  Gissler, Mika ^a,b   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^c   Hemminki, Elina ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Childhood health; Cohort study; Data quality; Health registers; Long term follow up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; VITAL STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MORBIDITY; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037687237     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007639230040     Document Type: Article

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