The Swedish personal identity number: Possibilities and pitfalls in healthcare and medical research

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 659-667

  Ludvigsson, Jonas F ^a,b   Otterblad Olausson, Petra ^c   Pettersson, Birgitta U ^d   Ekbom, Anders ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Civil registration number; Identification; Personal identity number; Pin; Population; Review; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; ETHICS; GENDER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IDENTITY; IMMIGRANT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERSONAL IDENTITY NUMBER; REGISTER; SWEDEN;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT RIGHTS; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 70449521194     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9350-y     Document Type: Article

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