Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)

Reference: The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies. (von Elm E, et al. 2007)

The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected health Data (RECORD) Statement
The routine collection of health data is not governed by a study protocol. There is, or example, a lack of opportunity to control the timings when measurements are record and the consistency of these timings across different patients. This has potential implications for assessing the quality of the study design and for interpretation of the study findings.  Such studies therefore invite special consideration.

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