title: The Copenhagen School Health Records Register.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Copenhagen School Health Records Register is an electronic register of health examination information on 372,636 children who attended school in Copenhagen, Denmark from 1936 to 2005.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The register contains serial measurements of height and weight as well as birth weight from 1942 onwards. Through unique personal identification numbers, linkages are possible to national registers and population studies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Measurements were recorded in the health records with precision. Virtually every schoolchild is included in the register.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The unique qualities of the size, population-based nature and linkage possibilities of the cohort make it an invaluable resource for research.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, 1357 Copenhagen K, Denmark. jba@ipm.regionh.dk
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Thorkild I A
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Sørensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001724:Birth Weight; D049628:Body Size; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards; D012106:Research; D012572:School Health Services; D014505:Urban Population