High quality standards for a large-scale prospective population-based observational cohort: Constances

• Main Authors: Fabrice Ruiz (Author), Marcel Goldberg (Author), Sylvie Lemonnier (Author), Anna Ozguler (Author), Evelyne Boos (Author), Alain Brigand (Author), Violaine Giraud (Author), Thierry Perez (Author), Nicolas Roche (Author), Marie Zins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Long-term multicentre studies are subject to numerous factors that may affect the integrity of their conclusions. Quality control and standardization of data collection are crucial to minimise the biases induced by these factors. Nevertheless, tools implemented to manage biases a...