Adjusting for nonresponse bias corrects overestimates of food allergy prevalence

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 291-293.e2

  Soller, Lianne ^a   Ben Shoshan, Moshe ^a   Harrington, Daniel W ^b   Knoll, Megan ^a   Fragapane, Joseph ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^a,c   St Pierre, Yvan ^a   La Vieille, Sebastien ^d   Wilson, Kathi ^e   Elliott, Susan J ^f   Clarke, Ann E ^a,g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY PREVALENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONRESPONSE BIAS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924257490     PISSN: 22132198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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