POB6 IN EUROPE, HOW REPRESENTATIVE ARE OVERWEIGHT/OBESE SUBJECTS RECRUITED VIA THE INTERNET?

Multipractice studies: how representative are the participating doctors?

General practitioners participating in a multipractice study were compared with those who refused to participate. We found that younger doctors, doctors in partnerships, and doctors with many patients were represented more among participants. However, no correlation was found between the number of patients examined for urinary tract infection in connection with the study.

How representative are patients in general practice morbidity surveys?

This study examined differences arising from the sampling of patients from general practice and household surveys. When 25 general practitioners, who agreed to participate in one week morbidity survey in inner western Sydney, were compared with all general practitioners (192) identified in the area, they were not significantly different in terms of socio-demographic variables and practice detai...

How representative are samples in a sampling network?

exploring senior high-school iranian students’ dominant learning style preferences in learning english: how are “good language learners” different from the majority?

چکیده بسیاری از محققان جنبه های مختلفی از سبک های یادگیری را مورد بررسی قرار داده اند. با این وجود، مطالعات بسیار کمی تعاملات بین مفاهیم سبک های یادگیری و " زبان آموزان خوب" " را در مورد توجه قرار داده است. بدین دلیل، هدف کلی این مطالعه بررسی ترجیحات سبکهای یادگیری غالب در دانش آموزان دبیرستانی ایران، و مقایسه آن با ترجیحات سبکهای یادگیری غالب " زبان آموزان خوب" می باشد. با این هدف ، پرسشنامه ...

Are the epilepsy representative groups truly representative?

This is a timely piece of work given the emphasis being placed on the patient in the process of health policy formulation and service design and commissioning. Duncan et al. therefore ask a very relevant and important question about the validation of patient and service user involvement and in particular the qualification of representative groups that purport to voice the views of people with a...