Selection by socioeconomic factors into the Danish National Birth Cohort

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-355

  Jacobsen, Tine Neermann ^a   Nohr, Ellen Aagaard ^a   Frydenberg, Morten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohorts; Non participation; Non response bias; Pregnant women; Selection bias; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; NONRESPONSE BIAS; PREGNANT WOMAN; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLING ERROR; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953231771     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-010-9448-2     Document Type: Article

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