The Nordic medical birth registers - A potential goldmine for clinical research

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 132-137

  Langhoff Roos, Jens ^a   Krebs, Lone ^a   Klungsøyr, Kari ^b,c   Bjarnadottir, Ragnheidur I ^d   Källén, Karin ^e   Tapper, Anna Maija ^f   Jakobsson, Maija ^f   Børdahl, Per E ^g   Lindqvist, Pelle G ^h   Gottvall, Karin ⁱ   Colmorn, Lotte Berdiin ^a   Gissler, Mika ^j,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^j NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^k NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

bio banks; medical birth register; obstetrics; Register research; validation

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; BIRTH REGISTRATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOTTING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; REVIEW; URINALYSIS; VALIDITY;

BIO BANKS; MEDICAL BIRTH REGISTER; OBSTETRICS; REGISTER RESEARCH; VALIDATION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84892695845     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.12302     Document Type: Review

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