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Talnabrunnur is an electronic newsletter on Health Information. It provides news on the registration, collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data.
Editorial Board
Védís Helga Eiríksdóttir, editor, Sigríður Haralds Elínardóttir and Hildur Björk Sigbjörnsdóttir.
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Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2024. Induced terminations of pregnancy 2020-2022. Development after the entry into force of a new law on termination of pregnancy
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2024. New Dashboard on the use of ADHD prescription medicines. Use of ADHD prescription medicines in adults and children 2012-2023. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2024. Cancer screening in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2023. Use of sedatives and sleeping pills in children 2012-2023. Use of dicycloverine hydrochloride in infants. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2023. Mortality and causes of death 2022 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2023. The well-being of adults in 2022 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2023. Diet 2022. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2023. Opioids. Illegal drugs - attitudes and use. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2023 Key healthcare indicators (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2023 Alcohol and tobacco use 2022. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur 1. tölublað 2023. ADHD drug use in adults and children 2013-2022. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2022. Health and well-being of newborns and their mothers. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2022 Mortality and causes of death 2021. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2022 Health and wellbeing in Iceland - 2022. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur 7. tölublað 2022. ADHD drug use in adults and children 2012-2021. Use of sedatives and sleeping medicine in children 2012-2021. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2022 Diet 2021. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2022 Primary health care contacts 2021. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2022 The well-being of adults in 2021. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur 3. tölublað 2022. Dispensed opioid prescriptions. The situation in 2021. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2022 Alcohol and tobacco use 2021. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2022 Induced terminations of pregnancy 2020. The new law and a new Register of Terminations of Pregnancy. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2021 Primary health care contacts 2020 and a new interactive dashboard. The funding model of primary health care and the surveillance of registration. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2021 Birth and pregnancy-related diseases 2020. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2021 Mortality and causes of death 2020. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2021 Diet and physical activity 2020. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur 5. tölublað 2021. Continuing increased use of ADHD drugs. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur 4. tölublað 2021. Development in the use of opioids. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2021 The well-being of adults in 2020. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2021 Alcohol and tobacco use 2020. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur 1. tölublað 2021. Reduction in infectious diseases and reduction in antibiotic use 2020. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2020. Healthcare activities in the second and third waves of COVID-19. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2020 Physical activity and diet during COVID-19. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2020 Food and pregnancy-related diseases 2019. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2020 Health and wellbeing during COVID-19. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2020. Healthcare activities during COVID-19. Tooth fillings in 13-year-old children. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2020 Mortality and causes of death 2019. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2020. Infectious diseases and antibiotic use in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2020 Alcohol and tobacco use 2019. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2020. Development of medicinal products for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2019 Health and healthcare in Iceland in a European comparison - Country Health Profiles 2019 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2019 Increased equity in health benefits all (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2019 Birth and pregnancy-related diseases 2018. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2019 Mortality and morbidity in 2018. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2019 Induced terminations of pregnancy 2018. Sterilizations in 2018. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2019 Diet and consumption of energy drinks. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2019 Social inequity in health in the Nordic countries. Illegal drugs - attitude and consumption (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2019 Induced terminations of pregnancy in the Nordic countries 2017. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2019 Self-rated physical and mental health by education. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2019 Alcohol and tobacco use 2018. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2018 Health at a Glance: Europe 2018 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2018 The use of hospital services (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2018 Health of Europeans (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2018 More people are keeping their teeth longer (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2018 Survey on tobacco use 2018. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2018 Abortions in 2017. Sterilizations in 2017. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2018 Diet and physical activity in 2017. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2018 Well-being in 2017. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2018 Alcohol and tobacco use 2017. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2018 Health of the elderly in the Nordic countries (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2017 Waiting for nursing home. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2017 Health statistics in the Nordic countries. Abortions in the Nordic countries in 2015 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2017 Health and wellbeing in Iceland - 2017. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2017 The mental health of young people in Iceland is deteriorating. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2017 Nutrition, exercise and well-being in 2016. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2017 Abortions in 2016. Sterilizations 2016. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2017 Quality indicators in healthcare. Tourists in emergency departments of the largest hospitals. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2017 Alcohol and tobacco use 2016. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2017 Diet and physical activity in the Nordic countries in 2011 and 2014. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2016 The use of pharmaceuticals in Iceland. Use of antidepressants in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2016 Activities of self-employed physicians 2015 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2016. What is Heilsuvera.is? (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2016 Abortions in 2015. Sterilizations in 2015. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2016 Elderly in nursing homes. Positive trends in waiting for selected surgical procedures. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2016 Primary health care contacts in 2015. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2016 The most common causes of death in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2016 Births in Iceland in 2015. Waiting for surgical procedures, February 2016. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2016 Health behavior in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2016 Mortality and morbidity registration. ICF handbook has been published. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur 10. tölublað 2015 Health and quality indicators: Health at a Glance 2015 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2015 Alcohol consumption in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2015 Primary health care contacts in 2014. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2015 Connected medical records - increased safety in the diagnosis and treatment of patients (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2015 Abortions in 2014. Sterilizations in 2014. Waiting for nursing home (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2015 Births in Iceland 2014. Smoking and tobacco use in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2015 Health and wellbeing in Iceland by health districts. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2015 ICF in Icelandic. Abortions in the Nordic countries in 2013. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2015 Waiting for surgical procedures, February 2015. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2015 15.500 decided on organ donation. Healthcare practitioners' satisfaction with electronic medical records. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2014 Waiting for self-employed healthcare practitioners. Primary health care contacts in 2013. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2014 The number of toothless Icelanders is rapidly decreasing. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2014 Nursing home pre-admission assessment 2012 and 2013. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2014 Suicide and self-harm. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2014 Abortions in 2013. Sterilizations in 2013. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2014 Tobacco-free day 2014: Smoking is decreasing, but oral tobacco is increasing. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2014 Waiting for selected surgical procedures, February 2014. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2014 Alcohol consumption in Iceland and the effect on others other than the consumer. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2014 Health registers at the Directorate of Health: Access to data for scientific research. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2014 Health and wellbeing in Iceland - 2012. License to practice as a healthcare practitioner, 2013. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 11. tölublað 2013 Health and quality indicators. Recent international publications. Real-time transmission of data from hospitals. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2013 Waiting for selected surgical procedures, October 2013. Primary healthcare contacts in 2012 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2013 Home births in Iceland. Increased frequency of home and leisure accidents in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2013 Illegal drugs. Attitude and consumption of Icelanders 18-67 years old. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2013 Pregnancy, birth and neonatal health 2010. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2013 Abortions in 2012. Sterilizations in 2012. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2013 The impact of inequality on health. Waiting for nursing home 2011 and 2012. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2013. Risk of abuse of antiepileptic medicinal products. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2013 Abortions in the Nordic countries 2011. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2013. Coordinated registration of health information. Health-Promoting Primary School. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2013 Waiting for selected surgical procedures, October 2012. Licenses of healthcare professionals 2013. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2012. Data on hospital activity in real-time. Men are more likely to be injured than women. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2012 Health and social status. Previous research on health and wellbeing in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7. tölublað 2012. Children's body weight in the capital area. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2012 Abortions in 2011. Sterilizations in 2011. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2012 New survey on smoking and tobacco consumption in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2012 Icelandic healthcare in third place according to the EHCI index. Nursing Home Pre-Admission Assessment 2011. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2012 Breastfeeding of infants. When do Icelanders start smoking? (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2012 Electronic medical records and coordinated registration. Health and well-being of children and adolescents in the Nordic countries 2011. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2012 Abortions in 2010. Fruit and vegetable consumption has increased, but not enough. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2011 The extent and effects of smoking in films. Multinational comparison of health statistics (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 8. tölublað 2011 The Office of Health Information - Center of Health Information. Sterilization in 2010. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6.-7. tölublað 2011 Waiting for selected surgical procedures in hospitals, June 2011. Breastfeeding in Iceland. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2011 Primary health care contacts in 2010. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2011 Abortions in the Nordic countries 2009. Data from self-employed physicians 2010 (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2011 Complaints to the Directorate of Health in 2010. RAI-quality indicators in nursing homes. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2011 Medicines supervision in Iceland 2010. Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals, February 2011. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2011 Recommendation on minimum recording in hospitals. Nursing home pre-admission assessment in 2010. New versions of ICD-10, NCSP og NCSP-IS. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 11.-12. tölublað 2010 Lack of general practitioners. The web SKAFL.is (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2010 Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals, October 2010. Abortion rates in the youngest age groups. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2010 Increase in hospital discharges in 2008. A successful symposium on the ICF classification system (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7.-8. tölublað 2010 Primary health care contacts in 2009. The number of registered accidents decreases between years. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2010 A new study on air pollution and sales of asthma drugs in 2006-2008. Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals, June 2010. Electronic translation of ICD-10 glossary. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2010 Prescriptions in Iceland in 2009. An investigation into the incidence of unexpected injuries in hospitals. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2010 Number of healthcare professionals 2009. Primary health care contacts in 2008. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2010 Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals, February 2010. Births in Iceland 2009. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2010 Complaints to the Directorate of Health in 2009. Nursing home pre-admission assessments in 2009. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2010. Prescriptions of medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Iceland 2006-2009. Updates of classification systems, 2010. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 11. tölublað 2009 NORDCAN - Nordic database on cancer. Key figures on health, quality, and performance in the health service (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10. tölublað 2009 Register on health service operators. Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2009 Abortions and sterilizations 2008. Reasonable use of pharmaceuticals in Primary health care. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7.-8. tölublað 2009 The experience of publishing classification systems on the web. New version of SKAFL 1.2. The electronic version of classification systems is more detailed than before. ICF - A new classification system. Fewer discharges in Icelandic hospitals (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2009 Significant changes in the number of nurses. Waiting for surgical procedure in June 2009. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2009. Home and leisure accidents were the most common accidents in 2008. Revision of recommendation on minimum recording in hospitals (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2009 License to practice 1 April 2008 - 1 April 2009. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2009 Heilsuvefsjá - New interactive dashboard. Waiting for surgical procedure in hospitals, February 2009. Abortions and sterilizations 2007. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2009 Complaints to the Directorate of Health in 2008. Nursing home pre-admission assessment in 2008. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2009 Prescriptions for hormonal drugs to women in Iceland in 2007. Regulation on quality indicators in healthcare. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 12. tölublað 2008 Abortions in the Nordic countries 2006. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 11. tölublað 2008 Surgical procedures in hospitals in the Nordic countries in 2006. Primary health care contacts in 2007. SKAFL.is. A new webpage for classification systems. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 10 tölublað 2008 Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals, October 2008. Mortality in Iceland 2007 and premature deaths. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 9. tölublað 2008. Accidents in 2007. More people are treated for ADHD in Iceland than in other Nordic countries. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 7.-8. tölublað 2008 Contact and diagnosis in the Primary health care 2006 - a Nordic comparison. Changes in nursing home pre-admission assessments seem to be working well. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 6. tölublað 2008 Interesting data from the Cancer register 1957-2006 Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals. Applications for access to data for scientific research. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 5. tölublað 2008 Development of coronary heart disease and its risk factors. Fewer discharges and shorter hospital stays. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 4. tölublað 2008 Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals. Changed presentation of classification systems will facilitate registration (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2008 Abortions and sterilization 2006. Evaluations of applications for a license to practice as a healthcare professional 2007. Healthcare professionals and registers of licensed healthcare practitioners. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2008. Complaints 2007. More and more accidents are being registered in the Icelandic Accident Registry. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2008 Maps with health institutions. Healthcare indicators on the web. Recommendations on minimum recording outside of hospitals. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 3. tölublað 2007 Waiting for surgical procedures in hospitals. Quality indicators in healthcare. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 2. tölublað 2007 Primary health care contacts in 2006. International comparison of data from healthcare. (Icelandic)
Talnabrunnur. 1. tölublað 2007 A new newsletter on health statistics. Maps of health districts. An increasing number of hip joint surgeries. (Icelandic)
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