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

• Главные авторы: Birden Hudson (Автор), Gurrin Lyle C (Автор), Kaldor John (Автор), Pirotta Marie (Автор), Currie Marian (Автор), McNamee Kathleen (Автор), Tabrizi Sepehr N (Автор), Donovan Basil (Автор), Walker Sandra M (Автор), Bradshaw Catriona (Автор), Chen Marcus Y (Автор), Urban Eve (Автор), Fairley Christopher K (Автор), Walker Jennifer (Автор), Harindra Veerakathy (Автор), Bowden Francis J (Автор), Garland Suzanne (Автор), Gunn Jane M (Автор), Hocking Jane S (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...