Sample selection, recruitment and participation rates in health examination surveys in Europe – experience from seven national surveys

Background Health examination surveys (HESs), carried out in Europe since the 1950’s, provide valuable information about the general population’s health for health monitoring, policy making, and research. Survey participation rates, important for representativeness, have been falling. International...

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Published in:BMC medical research methodology 2015-10, Vol.15 (1), p.78, Article 78
Main Authors: Mindell, Jennifer S., Giampaoli, Simona, Goesswald, Antje, Kamtsiuris, Panagiotis, Mann, Charlotte, Männistö, Satu, Morgan, Karen, Shelton, Nicola J., Verschuren, WM Monique, Tolonen, Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Analysis
Blood
Blood pressure
Europe
Female
Health Sciences
Health Surveys - statistics & numerical data
Households
Humans
Male
Measurement
Medical examination
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys - statistics & numerical data
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Patient Selection
Research Article
Sample Size
Statistical Theory and Methods
Statistics for Life Sciences
Surveys
Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
Young Adult
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