SComparing different methods to detect and correct nonresponse bias in postal questionnaire studies

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 112-118

  Tickle, Martin ^a   Milsom, Keith M ^b   Blinkhorn, Anthony S ^a   Worthington, Helen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Chester and Halton Community Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data collection; Dental health surveys (epidemiology); Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DMF INDEX; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0041919502     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2003.tb03484.x     Document Type: Article

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