Methods of quality assurance in the medical examination range of epidemiological field studies: The 'Study of Health in Pomerania' (SHIP);Methoden zur qualitatssicherung im medizinischen untersuchungsbereich epidemiologischer feldstudien: Die 'Study of Health in Pomerania' (SHIP)

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Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 234-243

  Ludemann J ^a   Piek, M ^a   Wood, W G ^b   Meyer, S ^a   Greiner, B ^a   John, U ^a   Hense, H W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Klinikum der Hansestadt Stralsund   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Measurement variability; Observer variability; Population based surveys; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0034171004     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-10857     Document Type: Article

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