Implication for epidemiology of disease registers.
The existence of population and disease registers is crucial for epidemiologic research. Continuous registration over many years provides a particular advantage. The example of asbestos and lung cancer is used to illustrate the importance of register-based studies for the assessment of an association between an exposure and a clinical disease. It is an important challenge for epidemiologists in the ongoing debate on data confidentiality constantly to convince the public about the benefits of our work.
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Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen.
D001195:Asbestosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012042:Registries; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries / Q000453:epidemiology