How attrition impacts the internal and external validity of longitudinal research

Journal of School Health

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 267-270

  Barry, Adam E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 33644655555     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.00035.x     Document Type: Note

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