The Health Improvement Network (THIN®)
THIN® is a standardised European database of fully anonymised electronic medical records collected from general practices that have joined the THIN® network and was established in 1994. It aims to provide insights into the patterns of diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of medical and mental health conditions. THIN® databases currently cover over 67 million patients across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Romania.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
20,000,000 (participants in France)
40,000,000 (participants in the United Kingdom)
3,000,000 (participants in Spain)
900,000 (participants in Italy)
1,000,000 (participants in Germany)
1,800,000 (participants in Belgium)
1,000,000 (participants in Romania)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1994
Primary Institutions
Cegedim Health Data
Links
the-health-improvement-network.com/
catalogues.ema.europa.eu/node/979/administrative-details
cegedim-health-data.com/cegedim-health-data/thin-the-health-improvement-network/
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Cegedim SA
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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