The problem of response in epidemiological studies in Germany (Part I);Zum problem der response in epidemiologischen studien in Deutschland (Teil I)

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 326-336

  Latza, Ute ^a,h   Stang, A ^b   Bergmann, M ^c   Kroke, A ^d   Sauer, S ^e   Holle, R ^f   Kamtsiuris, P ^g   Terschuren C ^e   Hoffmann, W ^e  

^a Zentralinstitut fur Arbeitsmedizin der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c Abteilung Epidemiologie   (Germany)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHILD NUTRITION   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^f INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^g ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

External validity (generalisability); Germany; Internal validity; Recruitment; Recruitment proportions; Response; Response proportion; Study designs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COOPERATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 2942625643     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813093     Document Type: Article

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