Advantages of linking national registries with twin registries for epidemiological research

• Main Authors: Line C. Gjerde (Author), Fartein Ask Torvik (Author), Kristian Amundsen Østby (Author), Gun Peggy Knudsen (Author), Nikolai Czajkowski (Author), Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud (Author), Ragnhild E. Ørstavik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Norsk Forening for Epidemiologi, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Linking national registries with twin data represents an opportunity to produce epidemiological research of high quality. National registries contain information on a broad array of variables, some of which cannot be measured reliably in regular health surveys. By taking kinship into consideration,...