International Journal of Population Data Science

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Living alone doesn't necessarily mean being lonely.

New research from Wales shows why the circumstances behind living alone matter, particularly following the loss of a partner.

Find our more here: https://t.co/gouhVAyVUR

#DataLinkage #Loneliness

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⏳ Final call! Our Special Issue on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) for Population-Scale Data Use closes 30 November.

We welcome research, reviews, case studies & perspectives on privacy-preserving data use.

🔗 https://t.co/Vt2Oa964TU

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Improving infant survival means looking beyond healthcare.

New research across 35 Indonesian provinces found that higher poverty and fertility rates were associated with higher infant mortality.

READ: https://t.co/qSQdr0x0SG

#infantmortality #Indonesia

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872 people were in higher medication-risk groups without being in groups taking more medicines.

New research from Canada shows why the types of pain medicines matter, not just the number.

READ: //ijpds.org/index.php/ijpds/news/04-11-26-counting-pain-medicines

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Fathers are often missing from administrative health records. What does this mean for research into family health?

New research explores a way to address missing father-child links using existing population data.

Find out more: https://t.co/Uc47tk1nB2

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📢 Deadline extended to 18 December!

There's still time to contribute to our Focus: People and the Criminal Justice System.

We welcome research using population data to explore criminal justice experiences and outcomes.

🔗 https://t.co/tntUPHHrR2

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📢 Closing soon!

The call for papers for our IJPDS Focus Issue People and the Criminal Justice System closes 31 October 2026.

Research using population-based and administrative data is welcome.

Find out more: https://t.co/tntUPHHrR2

#PopulationData #CriminalJustice

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Australia has many of the building blocks for a national population data resource.

A new case study explores how research infrastructure, policy frameworks and partnerships could help connect data to improve health and wellbeing.

Read: https://t.co/GBkCAIn0Qz

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Almost 3.72 million adults. One national linked data resource.

A new cohort profile explores how disability and living arrangements relate to COVID-19 outcomes in Scotland, with potential applications beyond the pandemic.

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi explains https://t.co/efSK5EKXE0

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What happens to the health of children who experience foster care as they grow older?

The CanFos data resource links Canadian Census, health & mortality records to explore long-term outcomes and opportunities for better support

Read: https://t.co/jcquT18c5l

#fostercare #Canada

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1.4 million people. 51 million healthcare visit-events. 62 million medication exposure records.

A new Data Resource Profile published in IJPDS brings together Thailand's routine healthcare data to support longitudinal diabetes research.

READ: https://t.co/oAq1c0k9yU

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AI doing the heavy lifting. Humans providing the expertise.

New research explores how large language models can help classify Canada's child care workforce using 57,135 Census responses.

A promising approach to better workforce planning.

Find out more: https://t.co/HIWGb6wSHY

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We know social circumstances affect health. But are hospitals recording them?

New research examining 10,659 hospital admissions in Canada reveals gaps in how housing, employment and other social factors are documented in patient records.

Find out more: https://t.co/mlVKg9MfKt

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🌟 IJPDS Editor's Pick!

Dr Yang Lu selects research using graph theory to reconstruct complex patient journeys from linked hospital records.

Includes journeyer, an open-source R package.

https://t.co/tD49GvUOCf

#IJPDS #HealthData

https://t.co/dTL45wZF4W via @researchgate

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🌟 IJPDS Editor's Pick

Dr Emma Gordon selects new research exploring neurodevelopmental conditions among care-experienced children in Wales.

Discover how linked data can help identify support needs.

https://t.co/n3DjS59kZ6

https://t.co/kTVsZr4JRj via @researchgate

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Children don't live their lives in data silos. So why should their records?

New research uses machine learning to link school and healthcare records in NYC, opening up opportunities to better understand children's health and education.

https://t.co/rExFDtA3Lu

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The UK has world-leading longitudinal studies, yet few are linked to children's social care records.

A new review explores how connecting these datasets could improve our understanding of children's lives and the support they need.

READ https://t.co/fGdC8OhuZt

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No single Canadian study follows people across the entire life course

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?

New research explores potential of data harmonisation to unlock insights into lifelong health

https://t.co/OyVffd4nyo

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Can Canada's existing health data tell us more about health across a lifetime?

New IJPDS research identifies 14 studies covering 9m+ participants and explores how data harmonisation could bridge the gaps.

Find Our More: https://t.co/OyVffd4nyo

#LifeCourse #longitudinaldata

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📢 Closing soon!

The call for papers for our IJPDS Focus Issue: People and the Criminal Justice System closes 31 October 2026.

Research using population-based and administrative data is welcome.

Find out more here: https://t.co/tntUPHHZGA

#PopulationData #CriminalJustice