Influence of proxy respondents in children's health interview surveys

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-42

  Rajmil, L ^a,d   Fernandez E ^a   Gispert, R ^b   Rue M ^c   Glutting, J P ^c   Plasencia A ^a,b   Segura, A ^a  

^a Institut Universitari de Salut Publica de Catalunya   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 0032923406     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.1.38     Document Type: Article

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