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-*OMOP Common Data Model v5.1 Specifications*
-<br>*Authors: Christian Reich, Patrick Ryan, Rimma Belenkaya, Karthik Natarajan, Clair Blacketer*
-<br>***Release date needed***
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-[Back to Table of Contents](https://github.com/OHDSI/CommonDataModel/blob/master/Documentation/TableofContents.md)
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-# 1.2 Design Principles 
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 The CDM is designed to include all observational health data elements (experiences of the patient receiving health care) that are relevant for analysis use cases to support the generation of reliable scientific evidence about disease natural history, healthcare delivery, effects of medical interventions, the identification of demographic information, health care interventions and outcomes. 
 
 Therefore, the CDM is designed to store observational data to allow for research, under the following principles: