Recall errors in a weekly survey of diarrhoea in Guatemala: Determining the optimal length of recall

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 264-269

  Zafar, S N ^a,b   Luby, S P ^c   Mendoza, C ^d  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center   (Pakistan)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Bias; Diarrhoea; Recall; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; EDUCATION; INFANT; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; STANDARD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 74949136606     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990422     Document Type: Article

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