Published 26 September 2019 Clinical auditing is an emerging instrument for quality assessment and improvement.Moreover, clinical registries facilitate medical research as they provide ‘real world’ data. It is importantthat entered data are robust and reliable. The aim of this study was to describe the evolving procedureand results of data verication within the Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditi

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/data-verification-nationwide-clinical-quality-registries - 2025-01-18

Published 27 September 2019 Liver cirrhosis is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). While the HCC risk is thought to be highest in hepatitis B and hepatitis C, the risk in other cirrhosis etiologies is not fully established. Therefore, we aimed to study the risk and outcome of HCC in alcoholic cirrhosis compared to cirrhosis of other etiologies, in Sweden. New publication in Scandinav

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/risk-and-outcome-hepatocellular-carcinoma-liver-cirrhosis-southern-sweden-population-based-study - 2025-01-18

Published 26 September 2019 Want research in Europe to be more FAIR? Your views count! FAIRsFAIR Open Consultation is open. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/fair-data-policies-and-practices - 2025-01-18

Published 29 September 2019 The conference theme, “Data by Design: Building a Sustainable Data Culture”, emphasizes two core values embedded in the culture of Gothenburg and Sweden: design and sustainability. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/46th-annual-iassist-conference-gothenburg - 2025-01-18

Published 27 September 2019 Under seminariet presenterades den andra, kvantitativa, delstudien av forskares attityder till forskningskommunikation och öppen vetenskap. Studien bygger på enkätsvar från cirka 3 700 forskare vid svenska lärosäten. Se en inspelning av seminariet här.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/dialogseminarium-om-forskare-och-kommunikation - 2025-01-18

Published 30 September 2019 Selection bias affects Mendelian randomization investigations when selection into the study sample depends on a collider between the genetic variant and confounders of the risk factor–outcome association. However, the relative importance of selection bias for Mendelian randomization compared with other potential biases is unclear. New publication in International Journa

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/contextualizing-selection-bias-mendelian-randomization-how-bad-it-likely-be - 2025-01-18

Published 1 October 2019 Cross-sectional normative dual energy X-ray absorptiometry data in 1052 men aged 18–28 years New publication in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/does-peak-bone-mass-correlate-peak-bone-strength - 2025-01-18

Published 2 October 2019 The European Medicines Agency (EMA) established the Patient Registry Initiative to explore ways of supporting the use of patient registries in generating high-quality data for regulatory decision making and to enable a systematic approach to their use. We review barriers and opportunities for using patient registries in medicines regulation. A key aspect is that early disc

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/barriers-and-opportunities-use-patient-registries-medicines-regulation - 2025-01-18

Published 3 October 2019 Soil-transmitted helminth infections have been found to be associated with child development. The objective was to investigate hemoglobin levels and malnutrition as mediators of the association between Ascaris infection and intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in children. New publication in Epidemiology.Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/bayesian-methods-exposure-misclassification-adjustment-mediation-analysis - 2025-01-18

Published 4 October 2019 Establishment of orthopaedic registers started in 1975 and many registers have been initiated since. The main purpose of registers is to collect information on patients, implants and procedures in order to monitor and improve the outcome of the specific procedure. New publicatoin in Efort.Read more here

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/what-when-and-how-orthopaedic-registers-introduction-register-based-research-0 - 2025-01-18

Published 1 October 2019 Did you know that you can find papers on the quality of and uses for the Swedish National Patient Register on lupop.lu.se? To read more, go here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/validating-swedish-national-patient-register - 2025-01-18

Published 2 October 2019 The Research Symbiont Awards, given annually, recognize exemplars in the practice of data sharing. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/research-symbiont-awards - 2025-01-18

Published 3 October 2019 Lund University has a growing body and variety of population data and bioinformatic resources open for researchers to use. Learn more about how to access and use these for your research projects. Read more here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/brown-bag-lunch-resources-population-research-and-bioinformatics - 2025-01-18

Published 4 October 2019 New insights about the relationship and the importance of the measure of mental health Read the full paper here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/debt-and-mental-health - 2025-01-18

Published 5 October 2019 Preterm birth and early-term birth were associated with 53% and 19% increased relative risks of IHD at ages 30 to 43 years, respectively, compared with full-term birth. Read the full paper here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/association-preterm-birth-risk-ischemic-heart-disease-adulthood - 2025-01-18

Published 6 October 2019 Mapping socioeconomic disparities in opioid dispensations at Swedish pharmacies by Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA) Read the full paper here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/precision-public-health - 2025-01-18

Published 7 October 2019 A Nationwide Study on Current Characteristics With Special Reference to Breast Cancer Read the full paper here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/pituitary-metastases - 2025-01-18

Published 8 October 2019 Results from the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study Read the full paper here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/genetic-predisposition-renal-dysfunction-and-incidence-ckd - 2025-01-18

Published 1 November 2019 A significant association between mild to moderate impairment of renal function and echocardiographic markers of cardiac structure and diastolic function was observed, supporting the hypothesis that interaction between the kidney and heart exists even in the early stages of renal impairment. Read the full paper here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/echocardiographic-findings-patients-mild-moderate-chronic-kidney-disease-without-symptomatic-heart - 2025-01-18

Published 10 October 2019 Having unmet health-care needs at baseline was significantly associated with increased mortality for all causes, except CVD, in the following five year-period, particularly for people aged 65–80 years. Read the full paper here.

https://www.lupop.lu.se/article/unmet-health-care-needs-and-mortality - 2025-01-18