Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 482-487 , May 2001

Recall bias in a prospective cohort study of acute time-varying exposures: Example from the herpetic eye disease study

  • Kevin E Kip

      Affiliations

    • University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, 13301 Bruce B. Downs, Blvd., Tampa FL, 33612-3807, USA
    • Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 813-974-7873; fax: 813-974-9327.(K.E. Kip)
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  • Frances Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Health Psychology Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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  • Stephen R Cole

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Kirk R Wilhelmus

      Affiliations

    • Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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  • Donald L Patrick

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Department of Health Services, Seattle, WA, USA
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  • R.Clifford Blair

      Affiliations

    • University of South Florida, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tampa, FL, USA
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  • Roy W Beck

      Affiliations

    • Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, FL, USA
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  • for the Herpetic Eye Disease Study Group

Received 22 February 2000 ,Revised 30 June 2000 ,Accepted 2 August 2000.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 482-487 , May 2001

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