Non-response bias in a lifestyle survey
Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 June 1997
Anne‐Marie Hill, John Roberts, P. Ewings, D. Gunnell
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Lifestyle questionnaire surveys need to include an assessment of the non-response bias.
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