The impact of handling missing data on alcohol consumption estimates in the UK women cohort study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 589-595

  Nur, U ^a   Longford, N T ^b   Cade, J E ^c   Greenwood, D C ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Complete data analysis; Food frequency questionnaire; Missing data; Multiple imputation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH;

EID: 70350199624     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9384-1     Document Type: Article

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