Reliability of national data sets: Evidence from a detailed small area study in rural Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Asian Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 44-48

  Simkhada, Padam ^a,b,c   Van Teijlingen, E ^b,c   Kadel, S ^d   Stephens, J ^e   Sharma, S ^a   Sharma, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d Green Tara Nepal   (Nepal)

^e Green Tara Trust UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Census; Data collection; Household survey; Measurement; Population estimate; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; RURAL AREA;

EID: 77953392549     PISSN: 19921462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/aje.2009.44.48     Document Type: Article

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