They were generally receptive to information contained in the tools; however, they identified some inconsistencies with institutional policies and practices and recommended that information be harmonized.
Internal and external information were harmonized between the Walloon and MACE evaluations by adjusting scales and mean differences towards the original expression of the trait in the Walloon genetic evaluations.
Together with the USAID-supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), with which the data are harmonized, this is the largest single source of MDG information.
Once these data were harmonized and standardized across available years, additional processing was unnecessary.
To minimize investigator bias, data were extracted in 2 stages: first, the exposure was harmonized across cohorts in a validation study with investigators masked to outcome information (10), and then the endpoint of interest, CHD, was harmonized across studies.
In the USA, laws regarding patient privacy and secure handling of patient information have not been harmonized across states, and standards have yet to be defined for locating and matching patient information across healthcare facilities and networks [ 61].
While data collection will be harmonized, information will be obtained from an international group whose range of perspectives will yield different interpretations of epidemiologic events.
Where possible, existing information systems should be harmonized, and any new system should be flexible so that it can adapt to the dynamic nature of the health system.
Data from each cohort were harmonized and pooled centrally.
To facilitate its diagnosis, available information on variants in the leptin gene should be harmonized with associated phenotypic characteristics in a structured and comprehensive way by establishing an international registry for this rare disease.
