title: Integration of data for research.
abstract: This chapter gives an educational overview of: * The clinical research lifecycle * Sources of research data * The need for contextual data standardization to retain meaning * Information management principles for sustainable data * Data linkage technologies used to support collaborative research aimed at improving health outcomes * Making use of identifiers in health.
authors.affiliation: BioGrid, Melbourne Health, University of Melbourne and VPAC, Australia. Marienne.hibbert@biogrid.org.au
authors.forename: Marienne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hibbert
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lohrey
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Melnikoff
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003219:Confidentiality; D003625:Data Collection; D019451:Information Management / Q000941:ethics; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D008490:Medical Informatics; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D039061:Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine