Effect of non-response bias on estimates of the numbers of patients with intractable diseases based on nationwide epidemiological surveys of Japan
Objectives: Estimates of the numbers of patients with intractable diseases in Japan use data from nationwide epidemiological surveys under the assumption that the mean number of patients among hospitals that respond to the survey is equal to that among hospitals that do not respond ( "the assum...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fujita Medical Society
2016-08-01
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Series: | Fujita Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/fmj/2/3/2_55/_pdf/-char/en |