Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 273-277 , March 2000

Influence of question structure on the recall of self-reported drug use

  • Olaf H. Klungel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, Sorbonnelaan 16, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 30 253 73 24; fax: +31 30 253 91 66
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  • Anthonius de Boer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, Sorbonnelaan 16, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Arsenio H.P. Paes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, Sorbonnelaan 16, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Ron M.C. Herings

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, Sorbonnelaan 16, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Jacob C. Seidell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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  • Albert Bakker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, Sorbonnelaan 16, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands

Received 15 September 1998 ,Revised 16 August 1999 ,Accepted 23 August 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 273-277 , March 2000

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