Loss to follow-up in cohort studies: Bias in estimates of socioeconomic inequalities

Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Howe, Laura D ^a   Tilling, Kate ^a   Galobardes, Bruna ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84871776441     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31827623b1     Document Type: Article

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