Maximising follow-up participation rates in a large scale 45 and Up Study in Australia

Maximising follow-up participation rates in a large scale 45 and Up Study in Australia

Abstract Background The issue of poor response rates to population surveys has existed for some decades, but few studies have explored methods to improve the response rate in follow-up population cohort studies. Methods A sample of 100,000 adults from the 45 and Up Study, a large population cohort i...

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Main Authors: Adrian Bauman, Philayrath Phongsavan, Alison Cowle, Emily Banks, Louisa Jorm, Kris Rogers, Bin Jalaludin, Anne Grunseit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:Emerging Themes in Epidemiology
Subjects:
Epidemiological studies
Follow-up
Response rates
Recruitment strategies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12982-016-0046-y

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