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Common Data Element (CDE) Repository

Metadata Description

The NIH Common Data Element (CDE) Repository is a free collaborative platform for finding CDEs and Forms. The CDEs in the Repository are structured, human and machine-readable definitions of data elements that have been recommended or required by NIH Institutes and Centers and other organizations to use in research.

Access URL

https://cde.nlm.nih.gov/api