Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological factors associated with attrition in a prospective study of cardiovascular prevention: The Heart Strategies Concentrating on Risk Evaluation study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 328-333

  Bambs, Claudia E ^a   Kip, Kevin E ^b   Mulukutla, Suresh R ^c   Aiyer, Aryan N ^c   Johnson, Cheryl ^c   McDowell, Lee Ann ^c   Matthews, Karen ^c   Reis, Steven E ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cohort studies; Lost to follow up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84878014250     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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