Response rates in a case-control study: Effect of disclosure of biologic sample collection in the initial contact letter

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 700-704

  Colt, Joanne S ^a   Wacholder, Sholom ^a   Schwartz, Kendra ^b   Davis, Faith ^c   Graubard, Barry ^a   Chow, Wong Ho ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiologic Research Design; Response Rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORRESPONDENCE; DISCLOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PILOT PROJECTS; SALIVA;

EID: 24644466389     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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