Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25/10/2002

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Environmental Factors in the Development of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Proposed Collection: Title: Environmental Factors in the Development of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No. 0925-0483 and expiration date 2/28/2003. Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this study is to identify a cohort of living female twin pairs in which at least one member is likely to have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) for future study. Potential participants ([sim]3,700) will come from the Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry (MATR) and were chosen based on their answers to several questions (in a preliminary MATR survey) concerning irregular periods and a history of polycystic cystic ovaries. The instrument to be used here will be administered by telephone by professional interviewers at the MATR. It cont