The Danish National Patient Register

Elsebeth Lynge; Jakob Lynge Sandegaard; Matejka Rebolj

doi:10.1177/1403494811401482

The Danish National Patient Register

Elsebeth Lynge, Jakob Lynge Sandegaard, Matejka Rebolj

Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. [email protected]

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The Danish National Patient Register (NPR) was established in 1977, and it is considered to be the finest of its kind internationally.

CONTENT: At the onset the register included information on inpatient in somatic wards. The content of the register has gradually been expanded, and since 2007 the register has included information on all patients in Danish hospitals.

VALIDITY AND COVERAGE: Although the NPR is overall a sound data source, both the content and the definitions of single variables have changed over time. Changes in the organisation and provision of health services may affect both the type and the completeness of registrations.

CONCLUSION: The NPR is a unique data source. Researchers using the data should carefully consider potential fallacies in the data before drawing conclusions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-3
Number of pages	4
Journal	SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume	39
Issue number	7 Suppl
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494811401482
Publication status	Published - Jul 2011

Keywords

Denmark/epidemiology
General Practice/organization & administration
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Humans
Patient Care Management
Patients/classification
Primary Health Care/organization & administration
Registries

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