Nine-year follow-up of a survey on smoking habits in Florence (Italy): Higher mortality among non-responders

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1038-1042

  Barchielli, Alessandro ^a   Balzi, Daniela ^a  

^a Local Health Unit 10   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mortality; Non response bias; Smoking habits; Survey

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036815979     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.5.1038     Document Type: Article

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