Assessing participation bias in a population-based study of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine immunity in children and adolescents aged 12-18

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-384

  St Sauver, Jennifer L ^a   Jacobsen, Steven J ^a   Jacobson, Robert M ^a   Vierkant, Robert A ^a   Ovsyannikova, Inna G ^a   Dhiman, Neelam ^a   Poland, Gregory A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bias; Human volunteer; Immunisation; Use of health services; Venepuncture

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUMPS; NONRESPONSE BIAS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RUBELLA; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASPASES, INITIATOR; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MINNESOTA; RESEARCH;

EID: 34250205234     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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