Influence of recruitment and participation bias in neuropsychological research among MS patients

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 494-498

  Duquin, J Aubrey ^a   Parmenter, Brett A ^b   Benedict, Ralph H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Depression; Generalizability; Incentive; Motivation; Selection

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 42449120553     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080624     Document Type: Article

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