The HUNT study: Participation is associated with survival and depends on socioeconomic status, diseases and symptoms

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Langhammer, Arnulf ^a   Krokstad, Steinar ^a   Romundstad, Pål ^a   Heggland, Jon ^a   Holmen, Jostein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiologic studies; Mortality; Participation rate; Selection bias; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866183260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-143     Document Type: Article

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