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Review
. 1990 Dec;14(6):323-44.
doi: 10.1007/BF00996713.

Clinical research databases--a historical review

M F Collen  1
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Review

Clinical research databases--a historical review

M F Collen. J Med Syst. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

The increasing importance of computer-stored databases for clinical research prompted a historical review of their evolution over the past three decades. The special problems associated with the computer processing of clinical research data were reviewed, and the various types of clinical research registers and databases were described.

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