Big Data in the 1800s in surgical science: A social history of early large data set development in urologic surgery in Paris and Glasgow

“Big Data” in health and medicine in the 21st century differs from “Big Data” used in health and medicine in the 1700s and 1800s. However, the old data sets share one key component: large numbers. The term “Big Data” is not synonymous with large numbers. Large numbers are a key component of Big Data...

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Main Author: Dennis J Mazur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-07-01
Series:Big Data & Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951714543701