Big data and clinical research: Perspective from a clinician

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1659-1664

  Zhang, Zhongheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA MINING; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 84920282229     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.12.12     Document Type: Editorial

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