Interviewer variability - Quality aspects in a case-control study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 267-277

  Blomgren, Kerstin J ^a,b   Sundström, Anders ^c   Steineck, Gunnar ^d,e   Wiholm, Bengt Erik ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY   (Sweden)

^d City of Stockholm   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interviewer bias; Multi center studies; Quality assurance; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INTERVIEW BIAS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; TELEPHONE; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PANCREATITIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646541657     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-0017-7     Document Type: Article

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