Recall bias in a prospective cohort study of acute time-varying exposures: Example from the herpetic eye disease study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 482-487

  Kip, Kevin E ^a,b   Cohen, Frances ^c   Cole, Stephen R ^d   Wilhelmus, Kirk R ^e   Patrick, Donald L ^f   Blair, R Clifford ^g   Beck, Roy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Herpes; Infection; Prospective studies; Recall bias; Time varying exposures

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; RECURRENT INFECTION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035042663     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(00)00310-3     Document Type: Article

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