Differences between respondents and nonrespondents in a multicenter community-based study vary by gender and ethnicity

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1441-1446

  Jackson, Rodney ^a   Chambless, Lloyd E ^b   Yang, Kiduk ^b   Byrne, Tom ^b   Watson, Robert ^c   Folsom, Aaron ^d   Shahar, Eyal ^d   Kalsbeek, William ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e Bolin Creek Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Health surveys; Prospective studies; Response rates; Selection bias; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030465255     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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