• 1. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Center for Drug Reevaluation, National Medical Products Administration, Beijing 100000, P.R.China;
  • 3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, P.R.China;
  • 4. Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, P.R.China;
  • 5. Key Unit of Methodology in Clinical Research, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, P.R.China;
  • 6. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R.China;
  • 7. Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, P.R.China;
SUN Xin, Email: sunx79@hotmail.com
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Real-world data studies have experienced rapid development in recent years, however, misunderstandings persist. This paper aims to improve practice and promote standardization by updating the categorization of real-world data, proposing two conceptual frameworks for conducting real-world data studies, developing the concepts of research data infrastructure and clarifying the misconceptions on registry database, and discussing future development.

Citation: WANG Wen, TAN Jing, REN Yan, LI Ling, SHEN Chuanyong, TIAN Chunhua, SONG Haibo, WANG Tao, GAO Pei, PENG Xiaoxia, WEN Zehuai, SHU Xiaochen, WANG Li, LIU Mei, HE Qiao, ZOU Kang, SUN Xin. Real-world data studies: update and future development. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2020, 20(11): 1241-1246. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202006183 Copy

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