Maximising retention in a longitudinal study of genital <it>Chlamydia trachomatis </it>among young women in Australia

• Main Authors: Birden Hudson (Author), Gurrin Lyle C (Author), Kaldor John (Author), Pirotta Marie (Author), Currie Marian (Author), McNamee Kathleen (Author), Tabrizi Sepehr N (Author), Donovan Basil (Author), Walker Sandra M (Author), Bradshaw Catriona (Author), Chen Marcus Y (Author), Urban Eve (Author), Fairley Christopher K (Author), Walker Jennifer (Author), Harindra Veerakathy (Author), Bowden Francis J (Author), Garland Suzanne (Author), Gunn Jane M (Author), Hocking Jane S (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cohort studies are an important study design however they are difficult to implement, often suffer from poor retention, low participation and bias. The aims of this paper are to describe the methods used to recruit and retain young w...