Register-based follow-up of social benefits and other transfer payments: Accuracy and degree of completeness in a Danish interdepartmental administrative database compared with a population-based survey

Henrik Hjøllund, Niels; Breinholt Larsen, Finn; Hviid Andersen, Johan

doi:10.1080/14034940701271882

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Register-based follow-up of social benefits and other transfer payments: Accuracy and degree of completeness in a Danish interdepartmental administrative database compared with a population-based survey

Published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health • Sep 22, 2007

Authors:

Niels Henrik Hjøllund

Finn Breinholt Larsen

Johan Hviid Andersen

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Social consequences of disease may be subject to register based follow-up. A Danish database, DREAM, allows weekly follow-up of any public transfer payment. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the register for use in public health research. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The DREAM dat...

Subject

Transfer payment

Payment

Population

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