Are risk estimates biased in follow-up studies of psychosocial factors with low base-line participation?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kaerlev, Linda ^a,b,c   Kolstad, Henrik A ^a   Hansen, Se Marie ^d   Thomsen, Jane Frølund ^e   Kærgaard, Anette ^a   Rugulies, Reiner ^d   Mikkelsen, Sigurd ^e   Andersen, Johan Hviid ^a   Mors, Ole ^a   Grynderup, Matias B ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d National Research Centre for the Work Environment   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

affective disorders; cohort study; health survey; non response; psychosocial distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 79960008611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-539     Document Type: Article

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