Assessment of non-response bias in a probability household survey of male same-gender sexual behavior

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-98

  Izazola Licea, José Antonio ^c   Gortmaker, Steven L ^a   De Gruttola, Victor ^a   Tolbert, Kathryn ^b   Mann, Jonathan ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^c Iniciativa Regl Sobre Sida Amer L   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Health surveys; Homosexuality, male; Mexico; Non response bias; Selection bias evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0034082006     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342000000200003     Document Type: Article

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