7.7.5.2 Extracting counts as continuous data

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7.7.5.2 Extracting counts as continuous data

To extract counts as continuous data (i.e. average number of events per patient), guidance in Section 7.7.3 should be followed, although particular attention should be paid to the likelihood that the data will be highly skewed.