Towards a scientific workflow methodology for primary care database studies

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-393

  Curcin, Vasa ^a   Bottle, Alex ^a   Molokhia, Mariam ^b   Millett, Christopher ^a   Majeed, Azeem ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

DATA MINING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORKFLOW;

EID: 77955544102     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0962280209359880     Document Type: Review

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