Effect of reminders on mitigating participation bias in a case-control study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Tam, Clarence C ^a   Higgins, Craig D ^a   Rodrigues, Laura C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bias; case control studies; community surveys; data collection; epidemiologic methods; nonrespondents; respondents; survey methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79953231232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-33     Document Type: Article

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