Characteristics and external validity of the German Health Risk Institute (HRI) Database

2015198 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Frank Andersohn · Clinical Research Services

Jochen Walker · RELX Group (Netherlands)

Abstract

There was good overall accordance of the HRI database and the German population in terms of measures of morbidity, mortality and drug usage. Persistence of insurants with the database over time was high, indicating suitability of the data source for longitudinal epidemiological analyses.

Topics & Keywords

Health and Medical Studies Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Child and Adolescent Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volume 25, Issue 1, pp. 106-109

DOI: 10.1002/pds.3895

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