Swiss national community survey of functioning after spinal cord injury: Protocol, characteristics of participants and determinants of non-response

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 120-130

  Brinkhof, Martin W G ^a,b   Fekete, Christine ^a   Chamberlain, Jonviea D ^a,b   Post, Marcel W M ^a,c,d   Gemperli, Armin ^a,b  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community survey; Non response, patient characteristics, data quality; Response bias; Spinal cord injury; Study participation; Study protocol

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959328885     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2050     Document Type: Review

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