Characteristics of non-participants and reasons for non-participation in a population survey in Kin-Hu, Kinmen

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-200

  Chou, Pesus ^a   Kuo, Hsu Sung ^a   Chen, Chen Huan ^b   Lin, Hui Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community survey; Epidemiology; Non respondence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; SELECTION BIAS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031038632     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007384525568     Document Type: Article

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