Jan 31, 2023: Three new profiles added
We are getting the new year off to a good start by adding three new profiles. We hope to keep adding more profiles each month going forward.
Icelandic Hospital Discharge Register (Iceland)
Database Contact Data
Arna Harðardóttir
Specialist, Health Information
Directorate of Health
Katrínartún 2
IS-105 Reykjavík
ICELAND
Phone: +354 510 1900
Email: arna.hardardottir@landlaeknir.is
Alternate Contact
N/A
References of Studies Using/Describing Database
Extensive use of data from the registry; recent studies being conducted with the focus on COVID19, but no references yet.
Malta National Cancer Registry (MNCR) (Malta)
Database Contact Data
Dr. Miriam Azzopardi
Consultant Public Health Medicine
Department for Policy in Health
Health Information and Research
Email: miriam.j.azzopardi@gov.mt
Phone: +356 25599208
Alternate Contact
Ms. Rita Micallef
Email: rita.t.micallef@gov.mt
References of Studies Using/Describing Database
1. Mercieca L, Aquilina S, Calleja N, Boffa MJ. Cutaneous Melanoma More Likely to Be Invasive in Fairer Skin Phototypes: A Retrospective Observational Study. Skinmed. 2021 Aug 1;19(4):280-283.
2. Cuschieri S, Pallari E, Terzic N, Alkerwi A, Sigurvinsdottir R, Sigfusdottir ID, Devleesschauwer B. Conducting national burden of disease studies in small countries in Europe- a feasible challenge? Arch Public Health. 2021 May 11;79(1):73.
3. Fidler MM, Bray F, Vaccarella S, Soerjomataram I. Assessing global transitions in human development and colorectal cancer incidence. Int J Cancer. 2017 Jun 15;140(12):2709-2715.
4. Gauci D, Allemani C, Woods L. Population-level cure of colorectal cancer in Malta: An analysis of patients diagnosed between 1995 and 2004. Cancer Epidemiol. 2016 Jun;42:32-8.
5. Gauci D, Woods L. Trends in survival of colorectal cancer in Malta for patients diagnosed from 1995 to 2009 followed up to 2010. Eur J Public Health, Volume 24, Issue suppl_2, October 2014, cku165-078 (https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cku165.078)
6. Znaor A, van den Hurk C, Primic-Zakelj M, Agius D, Coza D, Demetriou A, Dimitrova N, Eser S, Karakilinc H, Zivkovic S, Bray F, Coebergh JW. Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in South Eastern Europe in the last decade: gaps persist compared with the rest of Europe. Eur J Cancer. 2013 May;49(7):1683-91.
Malta Rare Disease Register (Malta)
Database Contact Data
Dr. Francis Agius
Health Information & Research
95, G'Mangia Hill
G'Mangia, PTA 1313
MALTA
Email: francis.agius@gov.mt
Phone 1: +356 2559 9341
Phone 2: +356 2559 9000
Alternate Contact
Email: healthinfo@gov.mt
References of Studies Using/Describing Database
There are no publications to date. Please contact database manager for any abstracts, posters, or other reports.
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Jan 10, 2023: NESARC-III profile now available
The goal of NESARC-III was to gather data needed to assess alcohol use & associated problems in the general population, identify subgroups of population at risk for alcohol use disorders and other alcohol-related problems, refine etiologic hypotheses, and form the basis of scientific evidence-based policies and prevention programs.