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This is a summary of the variables available in the database. You can download the complete data dictionary. [https://dica.nl/data-aanvragen/ Click here to learn more].

'''Table 1:''' Demographic Information
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! Variables
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| Gender
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| Age as registered in DICA or DBC age at diagnosis
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| Hospital patient code
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'''Table 2:''' Diagnosis and Treatment
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! Variables
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| Subdiagnosis
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| Subdiagnosis_description
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| Diagnosis date from DICA registry
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| Treatment combination, based on active ingredients with overlapping treatment window
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| Start date of the treatment combination
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| Stop date of the treatment combination
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| Treatment step
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'''Table 3:''' Hospital and Care Details
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! Variables
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| Hospital agb code
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| Type of hospital
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| Highest level care activity group
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| Description on the highest level care activity group
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| Care activity group
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| Description of the care activity group
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| Care activity code
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| Care activity description
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'''Table 4:''' Medication and Comorbidity
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! Variables
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| All medication definitions
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| Active ingredient name
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| Merknaam (Brand name)
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| ATC 1 code through ATC 5 code
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| Comorbidity score
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'''Table 5:''' Mortality and Follow-up
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! Variables
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| Date of death
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| Mortality status
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| Time from diagnosis date until max activity date
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| If a patient was treated prior to death
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