Internet-based data inclusion in a population-based European collaborative follow-up study of inflammatory bowel disease patients: Description of methods used and analysis of factors influencing response rates

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 45, 2005, Pages 7152-7158

  Wolters, Frank L ^a   van Zeijl, Gilbert ^b   Sijbrandij, Jildou ^b   Wessels, Frederik ^c   O'Morain, Colm ^d   Limonard, Charles ^b   Russel, Maurice G ^e   Stockbrügger, Reinhold W ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Centre for Data and Information Management   (Netherlands)

^c Global Vitis   (Netherlands)

^d ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; IBD; Internet; Population based; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 31544444439     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7152     Document Type: Article

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