Determinants of non-response in an occupational exposure and health survey in New Zealand

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 256-263

  Mannetje, Andrea't ^a   Eng, Amanda ^a   Douwes, Jeroen ^a   Ellison Loschmann, Lis ^a   McLean, David ^a   Pearce, Neil ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bias; Health; Occupation; Response; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTAL SERVICE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953686591     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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