Population coverage of the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System: a survey of the contents of health insurance registries across Canada

IntroductionHealth insurance registries, which capture insurance coverage and demographic information for entire populations, are a critical component of population health surveillance and research when using administrative data. Lack of standardization of registry information across Canada’s provin...

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Main Authors: Naomi C. Hamm, Cynthia Robitaille, Joellyn Ellison, Siobhan O'Donnell, Louise McRae, Kimberley Hutchings, Louis Rochette, Karen A.M. Phillips, Mahmoud Azimaee, MaryRose Stang, Rolf Puchtinger, Megan McCallum, Aijun Yang, Josh Squires, Yue Liu, Lawrence W. Svenson, Faisal Shibley, Aakash Amatya, Bin Zhang, James Ayles, Lisa M. Lix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2021-08-01
Series:Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Online Access:https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-41-no-7-8-2021/population-coverage-canadian-chronic-disease-surveillance-system-health-insurance-registries.html