MONICA Manual, Part IV, Section 2

	Event Registration Data STROKE SERIAL NUMBER INVENTORY FORMAT Form: 07 Version: 2          29.4.86

Instructions

The purpose of this form is to provide an exact and common format for inventory data of Stroke Serial Numbers issued for transfer to the MONICA Data Centre (MDC). The data should be sent on magnetic tapes, not on paper forms. Instructions for data transfer on magnetic tapes are given in Part V, Section 1: Data Transfer to the MONICA Data Centre.

The serial number inventory data are needed to check that no data have been lost during the various stages of data flow between the detection of suspect events and inclusion of data in the master file of the MDC.

This serial number inventory data should be submitted to the MDC according to the schedule and for the serial numbers indicated in Part V, Section 1.

The inventory data should be submitted for every Stroke Serial Number which was assigned by the end of the preceding year and for which inventory data with the item STATUS either 1 or 3 has not been submitted before. For example, by 31 March 1987 Stroke Serial Number Inventory data should be sent to the MDC for all serial numbers which were assigned during the calendar year 1986 and for the serial numbers for which inventory data was submitted a year earlier with the item STATUS equal to 2.

General Instructions

The ITEM NAME on the form is a computer variable name used for the item by the MDC.

The COLUMNS indicate the columns on which the value of the item is to appear in the record on the magnetic tape. Data for different serial numbers must be written on different records.

Blank fields are not allowed in the magnetic tape record.

Instructions for making corrections to data that have already been sent to the MDC are given in Part V, Section 1.

Please contact the MDC for instructions if you cannot provide information as stated on this document.

Specific Instructions

These instructions should be followed carefully when creating a computer file for being transferred to the MDC. Please ensure that the instructions are for the versions of the Serial Number Inventory Form being used. Specific instructions are listed by item below:

Item 1

Enter number 07 to indicate the STROKE SERIAL NUMBER INVENTORY FORMAT.

Item 2

Enter the version number printed on the form. If the number is not 2 these instructions do not correspond to the form you are using. Check that you are using the valid version of the form.

Item 3

Enter the official MONICA Collaborating Centre code number as it appears in Part I, Appendix 2 : MONICA Collaborating Centres and Reporting Units.

Item 4

Enter the official MONICA Reporting Unit code number as it appears in Part I, Appendix 2. Even if your centre has only one Reporting Unit please enter the appropriate code number here. Do not leave blanks in this item.

Item 5

Enter here the serial number of the event for which the form is being filled. The serial number consists of seven digits.

Check that the serial number you enter is correct.

Item 6

Code 1 for serial numbers for which Core Data have been submitted to the MDC earlier or together with this inventory data.

Code 2 for serial numbers which were issued during the period for which data should now be submitted to the MDC, but core data collection or local data processing is still going on.

Code 3 for serial numbers which were issued during the period for which core data should now be submitted to the MDC but the core data do not meet the criteria for submission to the MDC.