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balance the optimal and the feasible to maximize the gains within the constraints of the

available resources of a registry database. Its practical significance is to render assistance to

researchers in preparing the final data set obtained from a patient registry database for the

purpose of subjecting them to a specific statistical analysis. To this end, the structure of this

e-book/book is divided into three major sections, namely: (i) procedures of data acquisition,

(ii) procedures for data preparation, and (iii) approach for statistical analysis.