IDGenerator: unique identifier generator for epidemiologic or clinical studies.

Background: Creating study identifiers and assigning them to study participants is an important feature in epidemiologic studies, ensuring the consistency and privacy of the study data. The numbering system for identifiers needs to be random within certain number constraints, to carry extensions cod...

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Published in:BMC Medical Research Methodology Vol. 16; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors: Olden, Matthias, Holle, Rolf, Heid, Iris M., Stark, Klaus
Format: research Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 9/15/2016
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost