The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected health Data (RECORD) statement.

ABSTRACT: Routinely collected health data, obtained for administrative and clinical purposes without specific a priori research goals, are increasingly used for research. The rapid evolution and availability of these data have revealed issues not addressed by existing reporting guidelines, such as Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE). The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely collected health Data (RECORD) statement was created to fill these gaps. RECORD was created as an extension to the STROBE statement to address reporting items specific to observational studies using routinely collected health data. RECORD consists of a checklist of 13 items related to the title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion section of ar

SUBMITTER: Benchimol EI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4595218 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature