Reliability of random digit dialing calls to enumerate an adult female population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 155, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 972-975

  Glaser, Sally L ^a   Stearns, Cynthia B ^a  

^a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Random digit dialing; Reliability

Indexed keywords

HEALTH MONITORING; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEPHONE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037093048     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/155.10.972     Document Type: Article

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