Issues in data management and storage.
Safeguarding the integrity of the scientific enterprise involves many elements. In this article, issues related to proper management and storage of data have been explored. Such issues have assumed increased prominence in the biomedical research community in the wake of new PHS regulations. Guidelines were proposed to assist nurse researchers, and a national data archive has been recommended for the future.
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Center for Nursing Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Nursing 37996-4110.
D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D015399:Nursing Research; D015871:Scientific Misconduct / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D014492:United States Public Health Service