Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 49, Issue 12 , Pages 1441-1446 , December 1996

Differences between respondents and nonrespondents in a multicenter community-based study vary by gender and ethnicity

  • Rodney Jackson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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  • Lloyd E. Chambless

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Dr. Chambless, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514.
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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  • Kiduk Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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  • Tom Byrne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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  • Robert Watson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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  • Aaron Folsom

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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  • Eyal Shahar

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • ,
  • William Kalsbeek

      Affiliations

    • Bolin Creek Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

,Accepted 14 November 1994.

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☆ Supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Contract NO1-HC-55019. Dr. Jackson was supported by a Fogarty International Fellowship Award.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 49, Issue 12 , Pages 1441-1446 , December 1996

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