Indications of recall bias found in a retrospective study of physical activity and myocardial infarction

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 840-847

  Fransson, Eleonor ^a   Knutsson, Anders ^b   Westerholm, Peter ^c   Alfredsson, Lars ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Epidemiologic methods; Exercise; Myocardial infarction; Physical activity; Questionnaires; Recall; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JOB ADAPTATION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SITTING; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 45849153813     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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