Non-participation and adjustment for bias in case-control studies of periodontitis

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 405-411

  López, Rodrigo ^a,c   Frydenberg, Morten ^b   Baelum, Vibeke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Participation rates; Periodontal disease; Periodontitis; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATION; PROBABILITY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PROBABILITY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHBRUSHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51449102723     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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