Nonresponse research - An underdeveloped field in epidemiology

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 929-932

  Stang, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic methods; Response rates

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LOTTERY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONRESPONSE RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; RESPONSE PROPORTION; REWARD; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142027103     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025877501423     Document Type: Editorial

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