Response rates and selection problems, with emphasis on mental health variables and DNA sampling, in large population-based, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of adolescents in Norway

BACKGROUND: Selection bias is a threat to the internal validity of epidemiological studies. In light of a growing number of studies which aim to provide DNA, as well as a considerable number of invitees who declined to participate, we discuss response rates, predictors of lost to follow-up and failu...

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Autores principales: Bjertness, Espen, Sagatun, Åse, Green, Kristian, Lien, Lars, Søgaard, Anne Johanne, Selmer, Randi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20939903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-602

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20939903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-602

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