The 646 participants to the 2006 enquiry were sent self-questionnaires by postmail with informed consent to the present study and proposal of new biological testing.
LF, CM, SB, KW, TN, PJ collaborated in the design of the study and the drafting of the proposal, literature search and final manuscript.
Dr. JAQ was involved in conceptualization and write of proposal, conduction of the study and write up of the manuscript.
Participation of community partners occurred at the level of: 1) problem definition and conceptualization; 2) collaborative review of preliminary data; 3) formulation of study hypotheses; 4) development of draft proposal for the study; and, 5) formation of two Community Advisory Groups (one in each study jurisdiction) to oversee the study.
A key component of the study, and the focus of the request for proposals, is what's known as a geographical information system, a computer-based program that will provide a detailed map matching breast cancer cases to specific environmental information for particular areas.
SW had a major role in designing the study and writing the proposal, co-supervised all aspects of study implementation, participated in data analysis, and was the lead writer of this manuscript.
WS had a major role in designing the study and writing the proposal, co-supervised all aspects of study implementation, participated in data analysis, contributed to the manuscript, and provided editorial comments.
GH and HV conceptualized the study and prepared the draft of the research proposal.
Thus, we tried to overcome this problem by clearly specifying the objectives of the study at the proposal of the interview.
Jamil Awad Shibli was in charge of the elaboration of the study proposal and the financial support of the study, and he participated in the elaboration of the paper and the treatment planning of each case.
