The effect of response behaviour on veterinary epidemiological studies - An analysis based on a cross-sectional study of livestock management of cattle farms in Lower Saxony;Einfluss des antwortverhaltens in veterinärepidemiologischen studien - Untersuchungen am beispiel einer querschnittsstudie zum bestandsmanagement in rinder-haltenden betrieben in niedersachsen

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 118, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 309-313

  Ovelhey, Amely ^a   Beyerbach, Martin ^a   Kreienbrock, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adjustment of prevalence; Cross sectional study; Epidemiology; Non Response; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GERMANY; METHODOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GERMANY;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 23044487383     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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