Practice of reporting social characteristics when describing representativeness of epidemiological cohort studies - A rationale for an intersectional perspective

• Main Authors: Philipp Jaehn (Author), Julia Rehling (Author), Ronny Klawunn (Author), Sibille Merz (Author), Christine Holmberg (Author), Gabriele Bolte (Author), Emily Mena (Author), Alexander Rommel (Author), Anke-Christine Saß (Author), Kathleen Pöge (Author), Sarah Strasser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Representativeness has been defined as the degree of similarity of a study population compared to an external population. To characterize a study population, both health-related and social or demographic features should be considered according to current guidelines. However, little guidance is given...