JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Publicly available data sets hold much potential, but their unique design may require specific analytic approaches. ⋯ In this study of 120 recent publications that used data from the NIS, the majority did not adhere to required practices. Further research is needed to identify strategies to improve the quality of research using the NIS and assess whether there are similar problems with use of other publicly available data sets.