3/31/16 B.R.I.D.G.E. Enhancements
Read our latest newsletter talking about enhancements made to B.R.I.D.G.E. over the past few months including:
- Additional fields when exporting search results to a spreadsheet
- Easier navigation of results
- Brand new citations page
3/1/16: New US profile
The Alaska Cancer Registry (ACR) is an incidence only, population-based cancer surveillance system funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACR collects data on all newly diagnosed cases of cancer. Read more about ACR in our resource by logging in or signing up.
2/25/16: New profile from Israel
Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS) has established an automated registry of women diagnosed or treated for infertility. The MHS Infertility Registry was initiated in 2004, but data are available since 1998. As of November 2015, a total of 71,193 members have been identified, out of which 97,810 were active members of MHS in October 2014. Read more about the 9th Maccabi profile in our resource by logging in or signing up.
1/14/16: 260 profiles with more to come!
Subscribers can now view profiles for The University of Massachusetts Minimum Data Set (MDS) and the Korea National Cancer Incidence Database (KNCI DB).
If you haven’t done so already, make sure you view our updated tutorials and sample set, and see our complete database listing with all 260 profiles.
1/12/16: Our first profile added in 2016
The University of Massachusetts Minimum Data Set (MDS) consists of a comprehensive clinical record of all long-stay residents of nursing homes receiving any Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) MediCare funds in the United States and Territories.
View our database listing to see all 259 databases we have profiled.
12/10/15: Our first database profile from Malta
In our ongoing effort to describe more population healthcare databases, we now have profiles from 36 countries.
Our newest profile, the Malta Congenital Anomalies Register (MCAR) captures major birth defect data from all hospitals on the Maltese Islands via case report forms on an active and passive basis. Over the 2003-2012 period, out of 40,493 live births, a total of 1,184 babies with major congenital anomalies were registered with MCAR.
12/7/15: New profile from USA
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors six high priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. YRBS data are representative of all public and private school students in grades 9-12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Read more by logging in or signing up.