Request for Applications for Records-Based Epidemiology Research
Only US territories and countries other than the United States are eligible to apply. Institutions located in the United States are NOT eligible to apply for this program, and no catchment area may be identified within the US.The purpose of this RFA is to lay the groundwork for future epidemiological systems that would provide an estimate of the prevalence of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in regions outside of the United States. Autism Speaks requests pilot study proposals to develop a population-based, records-based surveillance system for identifying ASD from multiple sources in a defined geographic area outside of the United States. The method requires having a developed service, evaluation, and record-keeping infrastructure in the country (or territory) of interest. The developed method should include case definition(s), abstraction procedures and review of information for case determination that could be applied to the region of interest to estimate population prevalence, as well as potentially other sites. The feasibility study would provide information that would determine the region's capacity to design and implement population-based, multiple-source surveillance for ASDs and other DDs. The deadline for applications is September 8, 2008.
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