Bias in psychiatric case-control studies. Literature survey

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 190, Issue MAR., 2007, Pages 204-209

  Lee, William ^a   Bindman, Jonathan ^a   Ford, Tamsin ^a   Glozier, Nick ^a   Moran, Paul ^a   Stewart, Robert ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROIMAGING; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODICALS; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 33847703765     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.027250     Document Type: Review

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