Participation rates in the selection of population controls in a case-control study of colorectal cancer using two recruitment methods Tasas de participación en la selección de controles poblacionales en un estudio de casos y controles de cáncer colorrectal usando dos métodos de reclutamiento

Objectives: Low participation rates in the selection of population controls are an increasing concern for the validity of case-control studies worldwide. Methods: We conducted a pilot study to assess two approaches to recruiting population controls in a study of colorectal cancer, including a face-t...

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Main Authors: Gemma Castaño-Vinyals, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Víctor Moreno, Estela Carrasco, Elisabet Guinó, Manolis Kogevinas, Cristina M. Villanueva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-10-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-91112011000500002