Response bias by neuroblastoma screening participation status and social desirability bias in an anonymous postal survey, Ishikawa, Japan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 70-73

  Makimoto, Kiyoko ^a,b   Iida, Yoshie ^a,b   Hayashi, Masao ^a,c   Takasaki, Fumie ^a,b,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Health Promotion Division   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 37849186197     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.11.70     Document Type: Article

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