The effect of non-random loss to follow-up on group mean estimates in a longitudinal study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-23

  Van Amelsvoort, Ludovic G P M ^a   Beurskens, Anna J H M ^a,b   Kant, Ijmert ^a   Swaen, Gerard M H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Data analysis; Loss to follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1342281532     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000013401.81078.84     Document Type: Article

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