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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 4770 Buford Hwy, NE MS K-64 Atlanta, GA 30341-3717 Call: 1 (800) CDC-INFO TTY: 1 (888) 232-6348 FAX: (770) 488-4760 E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Submit a Question Online |
NPCR–EDITS—Tools for Writing Portable EditsNPCR–EDITS tools improve data quality by standardizing the way data items are checked for validity. CDC developed the NPCR–EDITS tools to implement the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), established by Public Law 102-515. The first NPCR–EDITS programs were released more than 10 years ago and are still in use today. These programs were originally written for the Microsoft® DOS operating system. As of June 2007, these programs have been substantially rewritten for modern Windows® operating systems. These programs are provided for free distribution to the public health community. NPCR–EDITS functionality can be built into interactive data collection systems written by others to achieve real-time field-by-field editing during data entry. They can also be used in batch-editing processes for data already collected. NPCR–EDITS supports three types of data activities
The newest Windows-based NPCR–EDITS tools may be downloaded from this site. The available software includes programs for creating, publishing, and applying data validation standards.
Page last reviewed: June 21, 2007
Page last updated: June 21, 2007 Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
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