Is patient dropout from a longitudinal study of lung function predictable and reversible?

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-33

  Turner, Stephen W ^a,b   Le Souëf, Peter N ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Dropout; Epidemiology.; Longitudinal studies; Respiratory function tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0037216738     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10207     Document Type: Article

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