Several factors influenced attrition in a population-based elderly cohort: Neurological disorders in Central Spain Study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-222

  Vega, Saturio ^a   Benito León, Julián ^b,c   Bermejo Pareja, Félix ^b,c   Medrano, María José ^d   Vega Valderrama, Luisa M ^e   Rodríguez, Cilia ^b,c   Louis, Elan D ^f,g,h  

^a El Espinar Health Center   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^f Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Cohort maintenance; Cohort study; Elderly; Follow up study; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEATH; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPAIN; WIDOW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE PERSON; SPAIN;

EID: 73049106299     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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