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NordChild - The Nordic Study of Children’s Health and Wellbeing

SND-ID: snd1091-1. Version: 1.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/hd4x-7x60

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Lennart Köhler - Nordic School of Public Health orcid

Research principal

University of Gothenburg rorId

Description

The NordChild study is a cross-sectional postal study among children aged 2-17 years from the five Nordic countries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. A random sample stratified for age and gender was drawn in all the Nordic countries. The total population included 10213 individuals in 1984, 10317 in 1996 and 7715 in 2011.

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

A cross-sectional postal study among children aged 2-17 years from the five Nordic countries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Time Method

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

1984 – 1984

1996 – 1996

2011 – 2011

Data format / data structure

Data collection
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway

Geographic description: De fem nordiska länderna.

Administrative information
Topic and keywords

Research area

Public health, global health, social medicine and epidemiology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Public health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Health, Children, Quality of life, Well-being, Child public health

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Versions

Version 1.0. 2019-04-15

Version 1.0: 2019-04-15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5878/hd4x-7x60

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Published: 2019-04-15
Last updated: 2020-05-07