The SNPs known to date are gathered in public databases like dbSNP [33].
On patient's first visit the following data were gathered: gender, age (date of birth); reason for referral (NP, TP or LBP); time elapsed since first diagnosis (days); duration of the current pain episode (days); and date of referral for NRT.
Supporting data were gathered through departmental tracking databases (including landmark dates such as date of consent, date of initial visit, date of surgery, etc).
Admission dates were between January 1997 and January 1999, and data were gathered until discharge or death.
Meta database A database which gives details about all the datasets which make up any database, e.g. date when data was gathered, source of data, format of data, etc. Microcomputer A small stand-alone computer processing unit.
Demographic data, etiology of TBI, complications, hospital length of stay (LOS), start date of chemoprophylaxis were gathered.
Precise dates of all other pregnancy outcomes (miscarriage, extrauterine pregnancy, molar pregnancy, and termination of pregnancy [TOP]) and the date of possible sterilization were gathered from the THL's (National Institute for Health and Welfare Care Registerss for Social Welfare and Health, who have been shown to have high completeness and validity [ 6].
Follow-up information, including the date and cause of death, were gathered by written enquires to the Trent Cancer Registry, according to the ethics committee approval.
Data regarding age, sex, date of AF diagnosis and AF type (permanent or paroxysmal) were gathered for each participant in the pilot study.
Besides recording findings, 'facesheet' data are gathered – these document basic details such as study title, date of publication, authors, and journal or book title.
Information such as the date of treatment initiation, primary and secondary diagnosis codes, and reimbursement cost were gathered from the claims data of 392 subjects.
