I would mention the introduction of foreign reviewers for our grant system, quite significant debureaucratization of the research system, establishing relevant and internationally validated criteria for performance, and implementing legislation for evaluation of research institutes and researchers.
Cases were classified as proven IA, putative IA or Aspergillus colonization according to recently validated criteria.
Diagnosis was based on accepted and validated criteria endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology [ 10].
Diagnosis was based on accepted and validated criteria endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) [ 10].
Therefore, induced animal models are also required to test specific hypotheses with scientifically validated criteria for their selection.
The prevalence of psoriatic arthritis among patients with plaque psoriasis ranged from 5.9% to 23.9% (median 11.2%) in eight US and European studies using rheumatologically validated criteria.
As diagnostic/classification criteria we accepted either internationally validated criteria (eg, American College of Rheumatology criteria for RA 4) or the opinion of the treating physician/investigator.
The main benefit outcome was the proportion of major VTE (proximal deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or death) assessed by previously validated criteria [ 23].
In the total cohort of 563 patients, 94 had proven IA (17%), 203 had putative IA (36%) and 266 were colonized (47%) on the basis of "validated" criteria.
Exacerbations were defined according to our previously validated criteria of two symptoms (at least one major) for two consecutive days, or if in the opinion of the attending clinician, the patient had an exacerbation [ 17].
Using previously validated criteria, 22 we categorised patients as having inadequate functional health literacy if the SAHLPA-18 score was 1 14 and adequate functional health literacy if it was 15 18.
