Dieses Buch soll das Verständnis für die GKV-Routinedatenforschung erhöhen und erfahrene Wissenschaftler sowie Nachwuchsforscher, die zum ersten Mal mit GKV-Routinedaten arbeiten, bei methodischen Fragen unterstützen. Die Gliederung dieses Leitfadens orientiert sich primär an den...

Introduction: Prophylactic vaccinations play a significant role in health care. As a relatively cost-effective preventive measure they can help to avert transmissible diseases and thus protect not only the vaccinated individuals themselves but also those who have not been vaccinated. In order to...

Objectives: In contrast to other countries, surgery still represents the common invasive treatment for varicose veins in Germany. However, radiofrequency ablation, e.g. ClosureFast, becomes more and more popular in other countries due to potential better results and reduced side effects. This...