A computer feedback system for clinical research.
This paper presents a computerized data base management and information retrieval system for a heroin addiction research clinic, which has potential application for any type of clinical research. It describes data input checking programs, file structures, and output programs. The system contains several interesting features: built-in feedback error detection and correction; patient month matrix formatting and data compression; and a virtual blocking system to reduce the size of the files.
D003201:Computers; D003710:Demography; D005246:Feedback; D005371:Filing; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008691:Methadone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008692:Methadyl Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D008692:Methadyl Acetate; D008691:Methadone