Non-response bias in a lifestyle survey

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-207

  Hill, Anthony ^a   Roberts, Julian ^b   Ewings, Paul ^c   Gunnell, David ^d  

^a South Humber Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^b Somerset Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^c TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bias; lifestyle; non response; questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030747575     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024610     Document Type: Article

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