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 This `R` package was created to help a researcher browse the health
 datasets in the [SAIL databank](https://saildatabank.com). It is
 intended to be useful in the *earlier* stages of a project, where
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+### Acknowledgements ✨
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+Thank you to multiple members of the [MELD-B research project](https://www.southampton.ac.uk/publicpolicy/support-for-policymakers/policy-projects/Current%20projects/meld-b.page) and the [SAIL Databank](https://saildatabank.com/) team for providing use-cases of meta data browsing, ideas and feedback. Thank you to the [Health Data Research Innovation Gateway](https://web.www.healthdatagateway.org/search?search=&datasetSort=latest&tab=Datasets) for hosting openly available metadata for health datasets, and for data providers that have included their datasets on this gateway.