Assessing non-response to a mailed health survey including self-collection of biological material

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 538-542

  Uusküla, Anneli ^a   Kals, Mart ^a   McNutt, Louise Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; epidemiologic study; participant collected specimen; participation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; POSTAL MAIL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POSTAL SERVICE; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960764009     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq053     Document Type: Review

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