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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors.

13 Dec 2009 INTRODUCTION: Despite recognition that childhood brain tumor survivors often suffer multiple late effects following therapy, little is known regarding the long-term follow-up (LTFU) programs for these patients. METHODS: A 16-question survey was ... Read more...

The treatment of pediatric Philadelphia positive (Ph+) leukemias in the imatinib era.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: As the treatment of Philadelphia positive (Ph+) leukemias in the era of imatinib continues to evolve, the role of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allogeneic-HCT) in first remission is becoming more unclear. PROCEDURE: ... Read more...

Varied opinions on thrombolysis for venous thromboembolism in infants and children: findings from a survey of pediatric hematology-oncology specialists.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: Recent guidelines discourage routine use of thrombolytic agents for treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric patients, but actual practice patterns are unknown. PROCEDURE: An electronic survey was emailed to all active and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Data Collection'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors. 13 Dec 2009
• The treatment of pediatric Philadelphia positive (Ph+) leukemias in the imatinib era. 29 Nov 2009
• Varied opinions on thrombolysis for venous thromboembolism in infants and children: findings from a survey of pediatric hematology-oncology specialists. 29 Nov 2009
• Hospitalists' involvement in pediatrics training: perspectives from pediatric residency program and clerkship directors. 30 Oct 2009
• Inclusion of parents in pediatric subspecialty team rounds: attitudes of the family and medical team. 30 Oct 2009
• Defining and describing medical learning communities: results of a national survey. 30 Oct 2009
• Medicine residents' self-perceived competence in end-of-life care. 30 Oct 2009
• Measuring motivational characteristics of courses: applying Keller's instructional materials motivation survey to a web-based course. 30 Oct 2009
• Institutions' expectations for researchers' self-funding, federal grant holding, and private industry involvement: manifold drivers of self-interest and researcher behavior. 30 Oct 2009
• Perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents. 30 Oct 2009
• Improving quality in resource poor settings: observational study from rural Rwanda. 28 Oct 2009
• Concurrency driving the African HIV epidemics: where is the evidence? 22 Oct 2009
• Physicians' views of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law--a poll. 19 Oct 2009
• How many physicians? How much does it matter? 19 Oct 2009
• Comparison of physician workforce estimates and supply projections. 19 Oct 2009
• Availability of less nutritious snack foods and beverages in secondary schools - selected States, 2002-2008. 7 Oct 2009
• Norovirus outbreaks on three college campuses - California, Michigan, and Wisconsin, 2008. 7 Oct 2009
• Accuracy of conflict-of-interest disclosures reported by physicians. 6 Oct 2009
• Monitoring and evaluation of PEPFAR treatment programmes. Oct 2009
• Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008. 30 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Data Collection'

Definition: Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.

Descriptor UI: D003625

Alternative terms: Data Collection; Collection, Data; Nonrespondents; Nonrespondent; Randomized Response Technique; Randomized Response Techniques; Response Technique, Randomized; Response Techniques, Randomized; Technique, Randomized Response; Techniques, Randomized Response; Randomized Response Technic; Randomized Response Technics; Response Technic, Randomized; Response Technics, Randomized; Technic, Randomized Response; Technics, Randomized Response; Repeated Rounds of Survey; Respondents; Respondent; Survey Methods; Method, Survey; Methods, Survey; Survey Method; Survey Methodology; Methodology, Survey; Data Sources; Data Source; Source, Data; Sources, Data; Baseline Survey; Baseline Surveys; Survey, Baseline; Surveys, Baseline; Community Surveys; Community Survey; Survey, Community; Surveys, Community; Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys; Contraceptive Prevalence Survey; Survey, Contraceptive Prevalence; Surveys, Contraceptive Prevalence; Data Aggregation; Aggregation, Data; Data Linkage; Data Linkages; Linkage, Data; Linkages, Data; Dual Data Collection; Collection, Dual Data; Surveys; Survey;

Related Mesh Headings: Empirical Research;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; instrumentation; methods;

Tree Number: E05.318.308; L01.280; N05.715.360.300; N06.850.520.308;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: X ref SURVEYS is GEN or unspecified; prefer specific survey, as DIET SURVEYS; HEALTH SURVEYS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; etc.