Mortality among participants and non-participants in a prospective cohort study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 837-845

  Larsen, Signe Benzon ^a   Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg ^a   Schüz, Joachim ^b   Christensen, Jane ^a   Overvad, Kim ^c,d   Tjønneland, Anne ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^a   Olsen, Anja ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cause specific mortality; Cohort study; Lifestyle; Overall mortality; Participation; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84871310579     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9739-x     Document Type: Article

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