Using Publicly Available Directories to Trace Survey Nonresponders and Calculate Adjusted Response Rates

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1007-1011

  Harvey, Bart J ^a,b   Wilkins, Annette L ^c   Hawker, Gillian A ^a,b,c,d,e   Badley, Elizabeth M ^a,b,c   Coyte, Peter C ^a,b,e   Glazier, Richard H ^a,b,c,f   William, J Ivan ^a,b,e,g   Wright, James G ^a,b,e,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact tracing; Data collection; Directories; Eligibility determination; Nonrespondents

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CENSUSES; CORRESPONDENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DIRECTORIES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEPHONE; URBAN POPULATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0242442690     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg240     Document Type: Article

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