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Health registries are databases that are managed by an organized network of centers that contribute clinical data for research purposes. Within these registries, analysts, researchers, and physicians work together to generate new knowledge from pooled data that may improve treatments, outcomes, and systems of care. By combining cases from multiple sources, health registries create larger pools of study data without the added expense of clinical trials. They provide sample populations that have superior variability and therefore may have better representation of larger populations. Because registries utilize aggregate data, they are ideal for studying rare diseases, complications, or adverse effects. Registries also provide a unique source of collaboration for the research community, as the creation of these multicenter partnerships requires extensive participation from experts across many disciplines.
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Lodin, D., Karamlou, T., Moon-Grady, A.J. (2016). Role of Multicenter Registries to Assess Outcomes of Fetal Interventions. In: Butera, G., Cheatham, J., Pedra, C., Schranz, D., Tulzer, G. (eds) Fetal and Hybrid Procedures in Congenital Heart Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40088-4_3
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