Data collection, maintenance, and analysis for rheumatic disease research.
With the increasing availability of inexpensive, powerful computers and software, clinicians and academics are constructing or thinking about constructing rheumatic disease outcomes databases. This article describes concepts, methods, and problems in database construction and analysis based on the experience of the US National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases.
National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Arthritis Research Center Foundation, 1035 North Emporia, Suite 230, Wichita, KS 67214, USA. fwolfe@arthritis-research.org
Frederick
F
Wolfe
Kaleb
K
Michaud
D003625:Data Collection; D019992:Databases as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012107:Research Design; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases; D014481:United States