A data accounting system for clinical investigators.
Clinical investigators often preprocess, process, and analyze their data without benefit of formally organized research centers to oversee data management. This article outlines a practical three-file structure to help guide these investigators track and document their data through processing and analyses. The proposed process can be implemented without additional training or specialized software. Thus, it is particularly well suited for research projects with small budgets or limited access to viable research/data coordinating centers.
Kashner
T Michael
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Office of Academic Affiliations, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA. michael.kashner@va.gov
Hinson
Robert
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Holland
Gloria J
GJ
Mickey
Don D
DD
Hoffman
Keith
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Lind
Lisa
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Johnson
Linda D
LD
Chang
Barbara K
BK
Golden
Richard M
RM
Henley
Steven S
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D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012108:Research Personnel; D012984:Software