Comparing healthcare utilization among health survey respondents with the total population – are respondents representative?
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Comparing healthcare utilization among health survey respondents with the total population – are respondents representative?
BACKGROUND Surveys are often used for analysis of health status and healthcare utilization in different socioeconomic groups. However, differential non-response rates may bias results. The aim of this study was to compare register data on outpatient healthcare utilization among respondents to a health survey to that of the total population and to investigate whether socioeconomic differences in...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1745-3