Lower prevalence of heart disease but higher mortality risk during follow-up was found among nonrespondents to a cohort study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 412-420

  Veenstra, M Y ^a,b   Friesema, I H M ^b   Zwietering, P J ^b   Garretsen, H F L ^a,c   Knottnerus, J A ^b   Lemmens, P H H M ^b  

^a Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cohort studies; Health surveys; Mortality; Nonrespondents; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 33645020251     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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