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Discover LudwigThe phrase "collected retrospectively" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe information or data that is collected after the fact, either intentionally or unintentionally. For example, "The data was collected retrospectively in order to gain a better understanding of past trends."
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Patient data were collected retrospectively using a pre-printed data collection form from their medical records.
Data were collected retrospectively.
Firstly, data were collected retrospectively.
First, all data were collected retrospectively.
Data was collected retrospectively from April 2010 to April 2011.
Data were collected retrospectively from the patient medical records.
The clinical, pathological, and medical care information were collected retrospectively.
Only data on arterial blood gases were collected retrospectively.
The cases were collected retrospectively from a specialist headache clinic.
Data were collected retrospectively from patients' computerized medical files using the Dxcare software.
A limitation of this study is that the sample was collected retrospectively.
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