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This paper will discuss the evolution of the role of computers in the collection of data from multicenter research projects, including both epidemiological studies and clinical trials. Advances in computer technology, specifically the development and wide spread use of microcomputers, have drastically changed the data entry and data management systems used in multicenter research projects. As this technology has been applied to an increasingly broad spectrum of data management functions, several data management models have surfaced as alternatives to the centralized, paper form-based model.
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Christiansen, D.H., Hosking, J.D., Carpenter, M. (1991). Computer-Assisted Data Collection in Epidemiological Research. In: Guggenmoos-Holzmann, I. (eds) Quantitative Methoden in der Epidemiologie. Medizinische Informatik und Statistik, vol 72. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00879-9_50
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