Estimating non-response bias in family studies: Application to mental health and lifestyle

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 623-630

  Vink, Jacqueline M ^a,b   Willemsen, Gonneke ^a   Stubbe, Janine H ^a   Middeldorp, Christel M ^a   Ligthart, Rozemarijn S L ^a   Baas, Kim D ^a   Dirkzwager, Hanneke J C ^a   De Geus, Eco J C ^a   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health and lifestyle; Mailed survey; Mental state; Non response; Personality; Twin family design

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COFFEE; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SMOKING; TELEPHONE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; TWINS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 16544383725     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000036814.56108.66     Document Type: Article

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