The explanation for this difference could be that these are very different health care systems with very disparate fees and prices and even with distinct assistance protocols.
Field experiments were done using the Kitchen Performance Test (KPT) based on the Volunteer in Technical Assistance (VITA) protocol [13].
We thank professor Roar Johnsen, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, for assistance in protocol writing and designing the trial.
CD provided technical assistance in protocol development and data analyses, and contributed to the development of the manuscript.
We wish to acknowledge Christy M. Stover, Lori Reinhand-Musson, and Kim Volinskie for their assistance with protocol development and acquisition of data.
Participation to the study did not modify in any way the routine clinical assistance: study protocol was approved by the ethical committee of the University Hospital AA.
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/13/46/prepub The authors would like to thank the staff of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center for assistance in protocol development and data compilation.
We would also like to thank Drs. Jim Petrik, Roger Moorehead and Geoff Wood for helpful discussions, Mackenzie Smith and Dr. Ifat Sher for assistance with protocol development, and other members of the Coomber laboratory for advice and support.
We thank Dr. Dinesh-Kumar for allowing us to use the TRV vectors developed in his lab, and Dr. Elena Kramer and Billie Gould for assistance with protocols and training.
Fresh surgical tissue (decoded) samples from a pancreatic Whipple conducted at the Fox Chase Cancer Center was delivered with the assistance of the Protocol Laboratory and the Biosample Repository Facility following protocols approved by the Institutional Review Board.
Ms Anna Chapman, Monash University, for assistance with study protocol.
