CORE--DATA COLLECTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES

数据收集和支持服务（DCSS，也称为 Survey Core）提供癌症的邮件和电话数据收集， 其他健康相关研究项目。这包括随机数字拨号 识别和招募适当对照参与者的方法， 流行病学研究，以及从病例和 控制和基于人口的流行率和风险因素调查 考核该股还具有重要的专门知识， 特殊人群，如卫生保健提供者，并在后续行动和 采访临床试验参与者的生活质量， 健康成果。使用计算机辅助电话采访（CATI） 对于大多数项目， 没必要数据编辑设施内也有专门知识， 编码和其他必要的步骤，以清理和准备数据进行分析。

The Data Collection and Support Services (DCSS, also referred to as the Survey Core) provides mail and telephone data collection for cancer and other health related research project. This includes random digit dial methods of identifying and recruiting appropriate control participants for epidemiologic studies, as well as data collection from both cases and controls, and population based surveys for prevalence and risk factor assessment. The unit also has significant expertise in interviewing special populations, such as health care providers, and in follow-up and interviewing participants in clinical trials for quality of life and health outcomes. Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) is used for the majority of projects, making additional data entry steps unnecessary. Expertise also exists within the facility for data editing, coding, and other steps necessary to clean and prepare data for analysis.