Therefore, CSF is a good source for neuroinflammation evaluation and PD biomarker discovery since it is more accessible than brain tissue and less costly than imaging [ 29].
Population-based cancer registry data is an important source for the evaluation of early detection programmes.
In addition, the latest MICS survey provides province-level data which can be an important source for the evaluation.
The intervention was delivered via educational tri-fold brochures, posters and 'shelf talkers.' Data sources for evaluation were contraceptive sales from intervention and comparison pharmacies, and a mixed negative binomial regression was used with study group*time interactions to examine the impact of the intervention on oral contraceptive and condom sales.
Strengths of this study were inclusion of several data sources for evaluation of nonparticipation bias, GP data representing background data regarding diagnoses and use of medication for the entire population, register data revealing potential nonparticipation bias by socioeconomic status and QNP reflecting the nonparticipation group.
In this project, the authors compiled a global geospatial database of dams, the GDAT, to enable rigorous research on the costs and benefits of dam construction and provide a reliable data source for policy evaluation.
Our results suggest that, with proper data capture procedures, EHR data can serve as a potential data source for external evaluation of PK models.
Besides, radiology reports constitute a precious information source for the evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of radiology (including the value radiology adds to patient care) through the derivation of important metrics [12].
Waltman L and Costas R (2014 F10000 recommendations as a potential new data source for research evaluation: A comparison with citations.
Our results demonstrate that the VSD can be an important data source for timely evaluation of new or expanded vaccine recommendations given their use of a real-time surveillance system[ 12].
Linked routinely collected data provides a potentially useful data source for the evaluation of clinical practice, with the benefits of rapid and inexpensive access to large amounts of data that describes real world activity.
