Sampling procedures and sample representativeness in a national telephone survey: A Portuguese example

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-269

  Correia, Sofia ^a,b   Dinis, Paulo ^a,c   Rolo, Francisco ^d   Lunet, Nuno ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^d CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Epidemiological methods; Health surveys; Sampling studies; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; SELECTION BIAS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 77955983784     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0102-2     Document Type: Article

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