How useful is a name-based algorithm in health research among Turkish migrants in Germany?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 654-661

  Razum, Oliver ^a   Zeeb, Hajo ^b   Akgün, Seval ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Germany; Minority groups; Sensitivity and specificity; Transients and migrants; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ALGORITHM; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGISTER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ALGORITHMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GERMANY; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TURKEY;

GERMANY;

EID: 0034824356     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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