Non-response in a nationwide follow-up postal survey in Finland: A register-based mortality analysis of respondents and non-respondents of the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) Study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Suominen, Sakari ^a   Koskenvuo, Karoliina ^b   Sillanmäki, Lauri ^c   Vahtera, Jussi ^a   Korkeila, Katariina ^d   Kivimäki, Mika ^e   Mattila, Kari J ^f   Virtanen, Pekka ^g   Sumanen, Markku ^g   Rautava, Päivi ^a,h   Koskenvuo, Markku ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Social and Health Center   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^g TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^h HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84860173418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000657     Document Type: Article

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