Importance of participation rate in sampling of data in population based studies, with special reference to bone mass in Sweden

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 170-173

  Duppe H ^a   Gardsell P ^a   Hanson, B S ^a   Johnell, O ^a   Nilsson, B E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SAMPLING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029923386     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.2.170     Document Type: Article

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