Nonresponse rates are a problematic indicator of nonresponse bias in survey research

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 905-912

  Davern, Michael ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; IMMUNIZATION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NONRESPONSE BIAS; POLICY; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; VALIDITY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS;

EID: 84877617815     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12070     Document Type: Review

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