Loss to follow-up was used to estimate bias in a longitudinal study: A new approach

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 870-876

  Powers, Jennifer ^a   Tavener, Meredith ^a   Graves, Anna ^a   Loxton, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bias; Cohort; Longitudinal study; Loss to follow up; No contact; Nonresponse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIVORCED PERSON; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; NONRESPONSE BIAS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEPARATED PERSON; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WIDOW; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL BIAS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84933183036     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.01.010     Document Type: Article

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