Enrolment and response rates in a longitudinal birth cohort

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 73-85

  Golding, Jean ^a   Birmingham, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enrolment; Incentives; Logo; Longitudinal birth cohorts; Media; Response rates; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH CONTROL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STAFF; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 67449159125     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.01001.x     Document Type: Article

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