Initial non-participation and loss to follow-up in a Danish youth cohort: Implications for relative risk estimates

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-144

  Winding, Trine N ^a   Andersen, Johan H ^a   Labriola, Merete ^a,b   Nohr, Ellen A ^c,d  

^a HERNING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS CG; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELECTION BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENTS CG; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SELECTION BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894067500     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202707     Document Type: Article

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