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The NCO dataset was previously used for epidemiological reports [ 4, 5], and we used it here as the reference for evaluation of RTx availability.
According to our conceptual framework, there are many more stakeholders in the local policy process who could possibly use the epidemiological reports.
No major problems arose with the Morphology Section of MOTNAC, and we recommend that the revised version of this section, in the proposed "International Classification of Diseases for Oncology", should be used in epidemiological reports on children's tumours whenever possible.
Epidemiological, clinical and biological data were prospectively collected using a standardized case report form.
The survey was based on de Goede et al.'s adaptation of the 'ladder of utilisation' [ 33– 35], developed to measure use of a national epidemiological report by government officials, public health professionals, and care providers in the Netherlands.
Our results indicated that a significant increase in Hb level after cancer diagnosis was associated with adverse patient survival, substantiating these previous reports using a population-based epidemiological approach.
In three in-depth case studies in Dutch municipalities, we examined the interface between local epidemiological research and local health policy development, and the use of epidemiological reports, published as Local Health Messages (LHMs).
The purpose of this study was to assess the actual use of these epidemiological reports by municipal health officials and associated factors that affect this use.
We used a standard surveillance report form to collect the epidemiological and clinical data on the case, including his demographic information, visits to medical facilities, hospitalization, clinical outcome, recent exposures to poultry or other animals, and other relevant epidemiological information.
