hcup_citation: Generate Citation for HCUP Resources

In HCUPtools: Access and Work with HCUP Resources and Datasets

Generate Citation for HCUP Resources

Description

Provides recommended citations for HCUP resources including Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) data and Summary Trend Tables from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).

Usage

hcup_citation(format = "text", version = "latest", resource = "ccsr")

Arguments

format	Character string specifying the citation format. Must be one of: "text" (default), "bibtex", or "r" (for R citation object).
version	Character string specifying the CCSR version to cite. If "latest" (default), the function will attempt to fetch the latest version from the HCUP website. Otherwise, specify a version like "v2026.1".
resource	Character string specifying which HCUP resource to cite. Options: "ccsr" (default) for CCSR data, or "trend_tables" for Summary Trend Tables.

Details

This function generates citations for HCUP resources following AHRQ/HCUP guidelines. The citation includes the appropriate version number and access date. For CCSR data, the version is automatically detected if not specified. For Summary Trend Tables, the citation references the general HCUP Summary Trend Tables resource.

Value

If format is "text", returns a character string with the citation. If format is "bibtex", returns a character string with BibTeX format. If format is "r", returns an R citation object.

Examples

# Text citation for CCSR
hcup_citation()

# BibTeX format for CCSR
hcup_citation(format = "bibtex")

# Citation for Summary Trend Tables
hcup_citation(resource = "trend_tables")

# R citation object
hcup_citation(format = "r")

HCUPtools documentation built on July 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m.