Measurement errors stemming from nonrespondents present at in-person interviews

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 272-277

  Edwards, Sandra L ^a   Slattery, Martha L ^a   Ma, Khe Ni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control Study; Data collection Methods; Interview Methods; Questionnaires; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVACY;

EID: 0031981533     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(97)00230-5     Document Type: Article

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