Nordic Longitudinal Data from Electronic Medical Records and Full Population National Registers: Unique Opportunities for New Insights in Benefit of Diabetes Patients

Detailed data on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and treatment in clinical practice are scarce. The Nordic region offers unique opportunities for research on patient-level data from various complementary data sources, by availability of homogenous public healthcare systems with clinical information registered in electronic medical records (EMR) and mandatory national registers, and data linkage using the unique personal identification numbers for all inhabitants.