Factors influencing participation rate in a baseline survey of a genetic cohort in Japan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-45

  Hara, Megumi ^a   Higaki, Yasuki ^a,b   Imaizumi, Takeshi ^a   Taguchi, Naoto ^a   Nakamura, Kazuyo ^a   Nanri, Hinako ^a   Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko ^c   Horita, Mikako ^a   Shinchi, Koichi ^a   Tanaka, Keitaro ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Fukuoka Prefectural Government   (Japan)

Author keywords

Participation rate; Population based study; Reminder; Response rate; Survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JAPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC RESEARCH; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77649208001     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20090062     Document Type: Article

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