@article{TGH3738,
author = {Ho-Jung Shin and Sang-Uk Han},
title = {The first step, but extra effort for better nationwide database},
journal = {Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology},
volume = {2},
number = {4},
year = {2017},
keywords = {},
abstract = {In this issue of the Journal of Gastric Cancer (JGC), Eom et al. introduced the large-scale prospective cohort study in gastric cancer in Korea (1). This study was initiated in 2010 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea to establish a large-scale database of Korean patients with gastric cancer. A total of 4,963 patients were recruited from fourteen hospitals, including National Cancer Center, nine Regional Cancer Centers located in each province and four high-volume hospitals. All data were collected prospectively by trained coordinators using the electronic case report form (eCRF) and the internet-based eVelos system.},
issn = {2415-1289}, url = {https://tgh.amegroups.org/article/view/3738}
}