For this study, MACDP was considered the standard for FAS case identification because of its multiple-source case
ascertainment, including maternal and infant medical record review within the hospital of birth during the newborn period.
Compared with the current surveillance method, record linkage resulted in increased case
ascertainment for all but two specific causes of death (pregnancy-induced hypertension and anesthesia complications).
Bulgarian Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida Zlatanova has recommended a comprehensive inspection of the activity of the Commission on Prevention and
Ascertainment of Conflict of Interest (CPACI) due to the scandal in which its former Chair was involved.
I focused on death from vCJD because no measurement error exists in the date of death, and
ascertainment delay is less of an issue for this than for the date of disease onset.
Therefore, we do not see how our definition of headache "would lead to imprecision in case
ascertainment and hence a minimal estimate of the risk." Sin-Eng Chia Hwee-Pin Chia Department of Community Occupational & Family Medicine National University of Singapore Singapore, Republic of Singapore E-mail: cofcse@nus.edu.sg
The addition in 1993 of hospital discharge reports as an
ascertainment source resulted in a substantial increase in the number of silicosis case reports identified annually (Table 1).
Fidosova, who has noted that she would remain a member of the party, has explained that she wants to aclear her namea after allegations emerged that she secretly gave orders to Filip Zlatanov, Chair of Bulgaria's Commission on Prevention and
Ascertainment of Conflict of Interest, during GERBas term in power.
Polymerase chain reaction may increase case
ascertainment, but basic microbiologic testing on a large scale is required.
Most have yet to be validated for
ascertainment of health or disease.
Prevalence estimates were calculated only for ANs because
ascertainment was considered incomplete for other racial/ethnic groups.
