Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 501-510 , May 2001

Loss to follow-up in a longitudinal study on aging in Spain

  • M.V Zunzunegui

      Affiliations

    • GRIS, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, CP 6128. Succ Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 1-514-343-6086; fax: 1-514-343-5645. E-mail address:(M.V. Zunzunegui)
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  • F Béland

      Affiliations

    • GRIS, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, CP 6128. Succ Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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  • P Gutiérrez-Cuadra

      Affiliations

    • Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Apartado 2070, Granada 18080, Spain

Received 29 September 1999 ,Revised 11 August 2000 ,Accepted 21 August 2000.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 501-510 , May 2001

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