Mean ± SD days represents average time between the dates of claims lodged.
Miller argued that there is an "inherent difficulty in gathering and assessing evidence in respect of a period earlier than the date of claim".
The resulting file included the following information for each CAD claim: date of claim, claim number, and gender, breed and date of birth of the animal.
Each closed claim record included the license number of the physician involved, whether an indemnity payment was made, and, if so, payment size, and dates of alleged injury, claim filing, and claim closure.
The F.B.I. said it deemed the information credible because Mr. Habenstein had precise times and dates of ships and claimed that the information came from a high United Arab Emirates military intelligence official who investigators said existed.
We compared exposure on the basis of information recorded in the database without the possibility of ascertaining whether the dates of benzodiazepine claims corresponded to their actual consumption.
Variables available through MarketScan include demographic data (sex, birth year), enrollment dates, dates of specific claims, 3-digit zip codes, patient age, and International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis codes for healthcare claims.
It is estimated that 500,000 children are currently affected by the floods, which to date have claimed the lives of 52 children.
Rick Holland, an instructor at The Master's College and Seminary and pastor of College and Student Ministries at Grace Community Church, criticized the Ludys' description of dating, claiming it was based too much on anecdotes and not enough on the Bible.
The first prescription claim during this period was identified as the index claim, and the date of this claim was the index date.
