Assessment of demographic and perinatal predictors of non-response and impact of non-response on measures of association in a population-based case control study: Findings from the Georgia Study to Explore Early Development

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Schieve, Laura A ^a   Harris, Shericka ^a   Maenner, Matthew J ^a   Alexander, Aimee ^a   Dowling, Nicole F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Case control study; Data accuracy; Epidemiologic research design; Reproducibility of results; Risk factor; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GEORGIA (U.S.); HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 85051713601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12982-018-0081-y     Document Type: Article

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