What Makes a Good Prevalence Survey?

Evidence-Based Dermatology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 61-67

  Radulescu, Magdalena ^a   Diepgen, Thomas ^b   Williams, Hywel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional prevalence surveys; Epidemiological terms and correct applications; Good prevalence survey; Observer bias in prevalence survey; Prevalence surveys prone to bias; Target population specification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870251702     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300161.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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