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The InGef (former: Health Risk Institute; HRI) database is an anonymized administrative database consisting of claims information from more than 60 German statutory health insurances (SHIs). Primary aim of the InGef is to perform health services research in cooperation with external research teams and SHIs.
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Andersohn, F., Walker, J. (2021). Institute for Applied Health Research Berlin (InGef) Database. In: Sturkenboom, M., Schink, T. (eds) Databases for Pharmacoepidemiological Research. Springer Series on Epidemiology and Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51455-6_9
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