Characteristics of non-response in the Danish Health Interview Surveys, 1987-1994

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 528-535

  Kjøller, Mette ^a   Thoning, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Estimation of morbidity; Health interview surveys; Non response (questionnaires)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE;

EID: 26844478194     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki023     Document Type: Article

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