Selection biases during recruitment of patients and relatives for a family study in the elderly

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 491-504

  Heun, Reinhard ^a   Burkart, Martin ^a   Maier, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 0029561709     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3956(95)00029-1     Document Type: Article

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