Optimising cohort data in Europe

Methodological considerations for optimising the exploitation of cohort data in Europe Albert Sanchez-Niubo, Anastassja Sialm, Ellen Vorstenbosch, Maria Panagiotopoulou, Sergei Gorianin, Yannick Marcon, Desirée Gutierrez, Teresa Torres, Laura Rico-Uribe, Ángel Rodriguez-Laso, Daniel Morillo, José-Luis Ayuso, Juan R. González and Jivko Stoyanov

1. Introduction 2. Cohort data harmonisation and integration 2.1. Strategies 2.1.1. Prospective harmonisation

2.1.2. Ex ante retrospective harmonisation 2.1.3. Ex post retrospective harmonisation 2.2. Analytical methods 2.3. Interoperability 3. Main methodological challenges 4. Best practices, solutions and implications for implementation References