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# How to Cite

If you use our tools, pipelines, or documentation in your work, please include an appropriate citation in your methods or acknowledgements.  
You can adapt the example text below to fit your specific use case (e.g. description of use, access date).

For additional information see our  
[Publication and Dissemination Policy](https://bhfdatasciencecentre.org/publication-and-dissemination-policy/).

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### Health Data Science Team Documentation

Please cite uses of this documentation, e.g.:

> Methods and workflows were informed by the Health Data Science Team Documentation (British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK), available at <https://bhfdsc.github.io/documentation/>, accessed 29 July 2025.

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### Codelist Comparison Tool

Please cite all uses of this tool, e.g.:

> Phenotype definitions were compared using the Codelist Comparison Tool (British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK), available at <https://bhf-dsc-hds.shinyapps.io/codelist_tool/>, accessed 29 July 2025.

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### Dataset Summary Dashboard

Please cite all uses of this tool, e.g.:

> Data sources and variable coverage for this project were scoped using the Dataset Summary Dashboard (British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK), available at <https://bhfdatasciencecentre.org/dashboard/>, accessed 29 July 2025.

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### Curated assets

Please cite all uses of curated assets, e.g.:

> Core data for this project were derived from the BHF Data Science Centre curated assets (British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK), documented at <https://bhfdsc.github.io/documentation/curated_assets>, accessed 29 July 2025.

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### Standard pipeline

Please cite all uses of the standard pipeline, e.g.:

> Data curation and analysis were conducted using the BHF Data Science Centre standard pipeline (British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK), available at <https://github.com/BHFDSC/standard-pipeline>, accessed 29 July 2025.

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### Template for other tools

For other tools or resources, you can use this template and fill in the details:

> \[Brief description of use] using the \[Tool or resource name] (British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK), available at <\[URL]>, accessed \[Day Month Year].