Loss to follow up did not bias associations between early life factors and adult depression

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 958-963

  Osler, Merete ^a,b   Kriegbaum, Margit ^b   Christensen, Ulla ^b   Lund, Rikke ^b   Nybo Andersen, Anne Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bias; Birth weight; Cognitive function; Cohort study; Depression; Response rate

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONRESPONSE BIAS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DENMARK; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PATIENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 48349132337     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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