Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 329-337 , April 2002

Attrition in longitudinal studies: How to deal with missing data

  • Jos Twisk

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  • Wieke de Vente

Received 15 October 2000 ,Revised 20 July 2001 ,Accepted 24 July 2001.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 329-337 , April 2002

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