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Citing CDE Usage
The NINDS encourages research teams to cite their use of the NINDS CDEs for both
dissemination and tracking purposes. Listed below are ways researches can cite their
CDE usage:
- In publications - Indicate in the Methods or Acknowledgements section
that the study “used the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Common Data Elements (http://www.commondataelements.ninds.nih.gov/)”
and if appropriate refer to the following citation in the References section: “Grinnon
ST, Miller K, Marler JR, Lu Y, Stout A, Odenkirchen J, Kunitz S. National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Common Data Element Project - approach and
methods. Clin Trials. 2012 Feb 27. [Epub ahead of print]”. If possible, also list
“NINDS Common Data Elements” as a keyword when submitting the manuscript.
- In presentations - Mention somewhere in the slide presentation,
that the NINDS Common Data Elements were used in the study and include the Web site
URL (http://www.commondataelements.ninds.nih.gov/).
- In ClinicalTrials.gov - Include “NINDS Common Data Elements”
in the Keywords provided by the Sponsor section when submitting information about
the study to www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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