Survey non-response in the Netherlands: Effects on prevalence estimates and associations

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-110

  Van Loon, A Jeanne M ^a   Tijhuis, Marja ^a   Picavet, H Susan J ^a   Surtees, Paul G ^b   Ormel, Johan ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bias; Health; Lifestyle; Non response; Socio demographic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037307172     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(02)00257-0     Document Type: Article

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