Style guide for the MIMIC Code Repository
Overview
This guide provides some general guidelines on formatting code for the MIMIC Code Repository. Maintaining a consistent-ish style across the repository should make the code simpler to read and reuse.
Required header information
Please include the following header information at the top of your code:
-- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Title: Short descriptive title.
-- Description: More detailed description explaining the purpose.
-- MIMIC version: Version of MIMIC (e.g. MIMIC-III v1.1).
-- References: References to relevant academic papers etc (optional).
-- ------------------------------------------------------------------
SQL
- Always use uppercase for the reserved keywords like SELECT and WHERE.
- Use lower case for other words such as table and column names.
For more detail, following the guidelines at: http://www.sqlstyle.guide/
Python
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