PRIMUS is a register-based cohort study that aims to investigate (inappropriate) drug prescription patterns in Finland, and factors that correlate and interact with these patterns and subsequent health outcomes of patients. We include all individuals alive and residing in Finland on 01-01-2000 as well as individuals born after the inclusion date. Using the unique identification numbers, the source population (~6.9M) is linked with their sosiodemographic data, healthcare episodes and drug prescriptions.
Partners
Tampere University, Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Helsinki, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM
Aalto University, School of Science, Department of Computer Science
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Contact persons
Anna-Leena Vuorinen
Assistant Professor of Health Data Science
anna-leena.vuorinen [at] tuni.fi (anna-leena[dot]vuorinen[at]tuni[dot]fi)