Database: Health Information System (Estonia)

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Type of database: electronic health records.

Primary purpose: Allowing healthcare service providers to see and share patient information and healthcare data across the country. Click here to learn more.

Sponsor, manager, or home institution: Ministry of Social Affairs (sponsor); Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre - TEHIK (manager).

Type of information: longitudinal. diagnosis; medical procedures; check-up examinations; devices; screening; medication use. Data dictionary has not been found. Click here to learn more.

Number of records: Any Estonian citizen who used a healthcare service since 2008.

Data source: Data inserted by healthcare providers.

Date range: 2008 onwards.

Cancer areas of interest: C00-D48: All neoplasms. Click here to learn more.

Data access: not publicly available. To access the information, you need an ID identification, click here to learn more.

Contact information: Click here to access.

Mouth Throat Oropharynx Nasopharynx Hypopharynx Larynx Salivary glands Lips Tonsils base of tongue Voice box Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Large intestine Colon Rectum Anus Liver Gallbladder Bile ducts Pancreas Lung Trachea Bronchi Pleura Mediastinum Bone Cartilage Osteosarcoma Ewings sarcoma Skin Melanoma Scalp Lips Hands Feet Muscle Fat Tendon Ligament Blood vessels Connective tissue Sarcoma Angiosarcoma Liposarcoma Lobular Breast Nipple Areola Ductal Vulva Vagina Cervix Uterus Ovary Fallopian tubes Endometrium Prostate Testicles Penis Kidney Ureter Bladder Urethra Eye Brain Spinal cord Thyroid gland Parathyroid Adrenal glands Pituitary gland Pancreas Thymus gland Peritoneum Pericardium Retroperitoneum Mesothelium Blood Bone marrow Lymph nodes Spleen Leukemia databaseType::electronic health records dataOwner::Ministry of Social Affairs dataOwner::Health and Welfare Information Systems Centre - TEHIK databaseStructure::longitudinal hasVariable::diagnosis hasVariable::medical procedures hasVariable::check-up examinations hasVariable::devices hasVariable::screening hasVariable::medication use dataStart::2008 dataEnd::onwards hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms dataAvailability::not publicly available isDatabase hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature hasCancerType::unknown