title: Clinical research databases--a historical review.
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.
authors: Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, CA 94611.
authors: M F
authors: MF
authors: Collen
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000266:history*; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D012042:Registries; D012106:Research / Q000266:history*; D012984:Software; D014481:United States