Health registries as research tools: a review of methodological key issues.
Health registries as research tools: a review of methodological key issues.
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健康登记作为研究工具：方法论关键问题的回顾。
作者：
Sissel T. Sørensen;F. Kristensen;F. Troelsen;M. Schmidt;H. Sørensen
卫生登记为开展大规模的、以人口为基础的研究提供了机会，但必须注意其具体的局限性。在此，我们描述了可能影响注册表研究有效性的潜在限制。我们的回顾包括1)人口，2)变量，3)医学信息的医学编码系统和4)选择的关键方法挑战的描述。一般来说，了解这些因素和流行病学研究设计可能会提高基于登记的研究的质量，并减少潜在的偏差。
Health registries provide opportunities for conducting large-scale, population-based studies, but attention must be devoted to their specific limitations. Herein, we describe potential limitations that may affect the validity of registry-based research. Our review includes descriptions of 1) populations, 2) variables, 3) medical coding systems for medical information and 4) selected key methodological challenges. Knowledge of such factors and epidemiological study designs in general is likely to increase the quality of registry-based research and reduce potential biases.