Non-participation in a field survey with respect to psychiatric disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 728-736

  Haapea, Marianne ^a   Miettunen, Jouko ^a   Isohanni, Matti K ^a   Veijola, Juha M ^a   Läärä, Esa ^b   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^c   Joukamaa, Matti I ^d  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attrition; birth cohort; follow up; non participation; survey

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 51049095920     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808092250     Document Type: Article

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