Many studies of population health, clinical epidemiology, and health services can be
supported by a population-based research registry. Such a registry accurately defines the …

The great proliferation of disease registers is a relatively recent phenomenon. During the
18th century and the first half of the 19th century there were few disease registers; the early …

A rapid proliferation of registries has occurred during the last 20 years. Given the long-term
commitment of resources associated with registries and limited public health funding …

Recent technological developments in recording health care delivery have led to major
research opportunities for epidemiologists and others. There has been a dramatic increase …

Epidemiologists have utilized several health care systems with large numbers of enrollees
and centralized databases to achieve their research aims. Although containing many of the …

Abstract The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) medical records-linkage system was
established in 1966 to capture health care information for the entire population of Olmsted …

To assess the generalizability of the population included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology,
and End Results (SEER) tumor registries to the overall United States population, we …

Through a combination of descriptive text and exercises, this book presents an accessible
framework for the planning and critical evaluation of epidemiologic studies. It describes the …

Clinical studies that use observational databases to evaluate the effects of medical products
have become commonplace. Such studies begin by selecting a particular database, a …

" Reflecting the interrelationship with diverse fields, topics range from health psychology to
health economics, ethics, and biostatistics. Some articles desribe underlying biostatistical …