A systematic review of the effect of retention methods in population-based cohort studies

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Booker, Cara L ^a,b   Harding, Seeromanie ^a   Benzeval, Michaela ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955090687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-249     Document Type: Review

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