Existing data sources for clinical epidemiology: The clinical laboratory information system (LABKA) research database at Aarhus University, Denmark

Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Grann, Anne Fia ^a   Erichsen, Rune ^a   Nielsen, Anders Gunnar ^a   Frøslev, Trine ^a   Thomsen, Reimar W ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Diagnosis; Epidemiological methods; Laboratory procedures; Registries; Therapeutic drug monitoring

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG MONITORING; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RECORD; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79958057039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CLEP.S1790     Document Type: Article

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