Low response rate schools in surveys of adolescent risk taking behaviours: Possible biases, possible solutions

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-67

  Weitzman, Beth C ^a   Guttmacher, S ^b   Weinberg, S ^b   Kapadia, F ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; POPULATION; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SELECTION BIAS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037223537     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.1.63     Document Type: Article

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