Web-based data collection yielded an additional response bias - But had no direct effect on outcome scales

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 970-977

  Mayr, Andreas ^a   Gefeller, Olaf ^a   Prokosch, Hans Ulrich ^a   Pirkl, Anna ^a   Fröhlich, Antje ^b   De Zwaan, Martina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bias; Data collection; Epidemiologic methods; Internet; Questionnaires; Registries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONRESPONSE BIAS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; WEB BROWSER; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SELECTION BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864288291     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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