The effect of nonresponse on estimation of relative risk in a case- control study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 194-199

  Kreiger, Nancy ^a,b   Nishri, E Diane ^a  

^a CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0030979739     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(97)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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