Open AccessBig data as a new approach in emergency medicine research
Author(s) -
Ho Ting Wong,
Qinyan Yin,
Yingqi Guo,
Kristen A. Murray,
Dong Hau Zhou,
Diana Slade
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/j.joad.2015.04.003
Subject(s) - medicine , big data , data science , traditional medicine , data mining , computer science
Big data is a hot topic in the academic sector, and healthcare researchers are definitely not an exception. This article aims to provide a showcase in emergency medicine research to demonstrate the advantages of conducting such research using big data. Big data is a new and cost-effective research approach, and emergency medicine researchers could benefit from using this approach and by doing so producing high-quality research at a faster pace