Reusing electronic patient data for dental clinical research: a review of current status.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The reuse of electronic patient data collected during clinical care has received increased attention as a way to increase our evidence base. The purpose of this paper was to review studies reusing electronic patient data for dental research.

Data sources

1527 citations obtained by searching MEDLINE and Embase databases, hand-searching seven dental and informatics journals, and snowball sampling.

Study selection

We included studies reusing electronic patient data for research on dental and craniofacial topics, alone or in combination with medical conditions, medications and outcomes. Studies using administrative or research databases and systematic reviews were excluded. Three reviewers extracted data independently and performed analysis jointly

Results</

SUBMITTER: Song M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4141471 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature