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Denmark provides several national registries and disease / intervention registries. One of the unique benefits that Denmark provides is the speed of access. In best case scenario, data can be provided in 2 months. One of the drawbacks, is that the research must be carried out in Denmark.
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We recommend this article that provides a good overview of the Danish real-world data:
Schmidt, Morten, Sigrun Alba Johannesdottir Schmidt, Kasper Adelborg, Jens Sundbøll, Kristina Laugesen, Vera Ehrenstein, and Henrik Toft Sørensen. “The Danish Health Care System and Epidemiological Research: From Health Care Contacts to Database Records.” Clinical Epidemiology 11 (July 12, 2019): 563–91. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S179083.
Selection of national registries in Denmark and associated publications:
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Registry
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Publication
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Starting year
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Cancer registry
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Gjerstorff, Marianne Lundkjær. “The Danish Cancer Registry.” Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 39, no. 7 Suppl (July 2011): 42–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494810393562.
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1942
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Cause of death registry
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Helweg-Larsen, Karin. “The Danish Register of Causes of Death.” Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 39, no. 7 Suppl (July 2011): 26–29. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494811399958.
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1943
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Conscription registry
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Christensen, Gunhild Tidemann, Sissel Skogstad, Lars Ravnborg Nissen, and Merete Osler. “Data Resource Profile: Danish Conscription Registry Data (DCRD).” International Journal of Epidemiology, April 11, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy048.
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1949
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Civil registration
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Schmidt, Morten, Lars Pedersen, and Henrik Toft Sørensen. “The Danish Civil Registration System as a Tool in Epidemiology.” European Journal of Epidemiology 29, no. 8 (August 2014): 541–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9930-3.
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1968
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Income registry
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Baadsgaard, Mikkel, and Jarl Quitzau. “Danish Registers on Personal Income and Transfer Payments.” Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 39, no. 7 Suppl (July 2011): 103–5. https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494811405098.
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1970
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Birth registry
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Bliddal, Mette, Anne Broe, Anton Pottegård, Jørn Olsen, and Jens Langhoff-Roos. “The Danish Medical Birth Register.” European Journal of Epidemiology 33, no. 1 (January 2018): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0356-1.
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1973
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Patient registry
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Schmidt, Morten, Sigrun Alba Johannesdottir Schmidt, Jakob Lynge Sandegaard, Vera Ehrenstein, Lars Pedersen, and Henrik Toft Sørensen. “The Danish National Patient Registry: A Review of Content, Data Quality, and Research Potential.” Clinical Epidemiology 7 (November 17, 2015): 449–90. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S91125.
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1977
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Socioeconomic data
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Timmermans, Bram. “The Danish Integrated Database for Labor Market Research: Towards Demystification for the English Speaking Audience,”
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1980
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Prescription registry
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Pottegård, Anton, Sigrun Alba Johannesdottir Schmidt, Helle Wallach-Kildemoes, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Jesper Hallas, and Morten Schmidt. “Data Resource Profile: The Danish National Prescription Registry.” International Journal of Epidemiology 46, no. 3 (01 2017): 798–798f. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw213.
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1995
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