The effect of seeking consent on the representativeness of patient cohorts: Iron-deficiency anaemia and colorectal cancer

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Damery, S ^a   Ryan, R ^a   McManus, R J ^a   Warmington, S ^a   Draper, H ^a   Wilson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias; Colorectal cancer; Consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; SELECTION BIAS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80054018958     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02724.x     Document Type: Article

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