A review of design and reporting issues in self-reported prevalence studies of leg ulceration

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 907-913

  Firth, Jill ^a   Nelson, Elizabeth Andrea ^a   Hale, Claire ^a   Hill, Jacqueline ^a   Helliwell, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leg ulcers; Prevalence; Reliability; review; Self report; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953620114     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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