A forecasting method to reduce estimation bias in self-reported cell phone data

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 539-544

  Redmayne, Mary ^a   Smith, Euan ^a   Abramson, Michael J ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cellular telephone; estimation bias; forecast; recall

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NEW ZEALAND; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84883215054     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.70     Document Type: Article

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