Register-based research: Some methodological considerations

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-229

  Olsen, Jørn ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cohort studies; epidemiology; follow up; Registers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; REGISTER; RESEARCH;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH;

EID: 79955155822     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811402719     Document Type: Article

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