The Swedish personal identity number: possibilities and pitfalls in healthcare and medical research

F. Ludvigsson, Jonas; Otterblad-Olausson, P; U. Pettersson, Birgitta; Ekbom, Anders

doi:10.1007/s10654-009-9350-y

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The Swedish personal identity number: possibilities and pitfalls in healthcare and medical research

Published in European Journal of Epidemiology • Jun 6, 2009

Authors:

Jonas F. Ludvigsson

P Otterblad-Olausson

Birgitta U. Pettersson

Abstract

Swedish health care and national health registers are dependent on the presence of a unique identifier. This paper describes the Swedish personal identity number (PIN) and explores ethical issues of its use in medical research. A ten-digit-PIN is maintained by the National Tax Board for all individu...

Subject

Medicine

Health care

Immigration

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