title: National registries in the Russian healthcare system.
abstract: A number of registries of various levels (national, regional, etc.) were created in the Russian Federation during last two decades. Main principles of registries formation, as well as some limitations of the use of registries for assessment of treatment effectiveness and drug safety are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Moscow Research Institute for Paediatrics and Children's Surgery, Moscow, Russia. bakob@pedklin.ru
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kobrinskiy
authors.forename: Nikolay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matveev
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012042:Registries; D012426:Russia; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance