Evaluating selection bias in a population-based cohort study with low baseline participation: the LIFE-Adult-Study
Abstract Background Participation in epidemiologic studies is steadily declining, which may result in selection bias. It is therefore an ongoing challenge to clarify the determinants of participation to judge possible selection effects and to derive measures to minimise that bias. We evaluated the p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Medical Research Methodology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0779-8 |