Background and data configuration process of a nationwide population-based study using the Korean national health insurance system

Diabetes and Metabolism Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 395-403

  Song, Sun Ok ^a,b   Jung, Chang Hee ^c   Song, Young Duk ^a   Park, Cheol Young ^d   Kwon, Hyuk Sang ^e   Cha, Bong Soo ^b,f   Park, Joong Yeol ^c   Lee, Ki Up ^c   Ko, Kyung Soo ^g   Lee, Byung Wan ^b,f  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; National health insurance; National health insurance service; Population based data

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA MINING; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METABOLIC DISORDER; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH;

EID: 84908879367     PISSN: 22336079     EISSN: 22336087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2014.38.5.395     Document Type: Article

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