Section name lab_name: Name is confusing

Section: lab_name

The name of this section can be confusing: clinical trials can involve labs. Some R functions may contain the argument "lab", but it is not associated with "name".

Solution

Name could be changed to "label_name" or "lbl_name" or "name.lbl":

• the "label" keyword is already used for some functions;
• "lbl" is shorter, while less likely to be confused;
• name.lbl or names.lbl: can benefit from the tools available for generic functions in R;

Note:

• generic functions can be easily searched in R using the methods function:

names.lbl = function(x) print(x); # just some test
methods(names)
# [1] names.lbl names.POSIXlt

Start by locating the definition and all uses of the lab_name section, then inspect the R naming conventions and the methods() example in the issue. Resolve which proposed replacement the project wants, update every affected reference consistently, and verify that existing formatting behavior and documentation remain correct.