Maternal age, education and smoking data were obtained from the interviewer-administered questionnaire completed at recruitment.
The principal clinical characteristics, including age at diagnosis, gender, menopausal status, and first-degree family history of cancer, were obtained from the interviewer-administered health risk questionnaires and medical records.
Ratings obtained from the interviewers were compared with those from the independent rater (S.L).
The study coordinators in each country ensured that all data (reports, notes, comments and recordings) had been obtained from the interviewers.
The acceptability and appropriateness of this measure is supported by qualitative data obtained from the interviewers who recorded that weight loss was reported along with, for example, comments on "looser clothes" and "need to tighten the belt".
The FA obtained from the Canal+ interviewer his account of what had happened.
The data were obtained from the children using trained interviewers who administered questionnaires which were standardized and validated for use in this population.
The interviewer signed the survey document when consent was obtained from the participant.
However, with a Ph.D. degree obtained from the best program in the country, Hua's educational achievement caught the interviewers' attention and earned her an interview opportunity.
If the informed consent was obtained from the study participant, the survey questionnaire was completed by a trained interviewer and blood samples were collected.
Before each interview, the interviewer explained the objectives and methodology of the study to each participant; the interviewer signed the survey document when verbal informed consent was obtained from the participant.
