Continuous Morbidity Registration sentinel stations the Netherlands 1992.

Continuous Morbidity Registration is a method of registration based on genera! practice. A national network of genera! practices, the sentinel stations, covers 1% of the Dutch population. In the composition of this network allowance has been made for a geographical spread over regions with a varying degree of urbanization. The participating general practitioners, the spotter physicians, submit a form every week on which certain illnesses, occurrences and actions are reported, the weekly return. This weekly return comprises a distribution by age and where necessary a distribution by sex.