Selection bias during recruitment of elderly subjects from the general population for psychiatric interviews

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Heun, R ^a   Hardt, J ^a   Muller H ^b   Maier, W ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; DSM III R; Non respondents; Recruitment; Selection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030986947     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02900198     Document Type: Article

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