Backend

• Do not re-invent the wheel

  • Establishing harbors of .do files and .ado files to allow collaborators access and benefit from existing works

  • Github

• Easy adaptation and operation

  • An interactive way of building Stata packages to make Stata programs self-explanatory

  • Prompt-based Programming Approach

• Accessible national datasets

  • Quickly organize control datasets from public national databases to gather necessary information based on unique needs of studies

  • NHANES_FENA program