Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Publication describes norms and/or principles for sharing of health data	Publication describes only national and/or EU law
Publication describes coherent set of principles and/or norms that could potentially function as or at least be construed as part of a model or framework for responsible data sharing	Publication describes only benefits, imperatives or challenges for health data sharing or IT infrastructures for Big Data research
Publication discusses norms and principles along with tangible measures to facilitate implementation in policy	Publication not of relevance to the European context
Publication preferably issued by or in collaboration with (international) working groups or professional organisations active in the field of health data sharing	Publication not written in English
Publication published between 2006 and 6 August 2018.