Information bias of social gradients in sickness absence: a comparison of self-report data in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and data in national registries

Information bias of social gradients in sickness absence: a comparison of self-report data in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and data in national registries

Abstract Background Measurement error in self-report questionnaires is a common source of bias in epidemiologic studies. The study aim was to assess information bias of the educational gradient in sickness absence among participants in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), comparing se...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Petter Kristensen, Karina Corbett, Ferdinand A. Mohn, Therese N. Hanvold, Ingrid S. Mehlum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Data quality
Differential error (misclassification)
Education level
Information bias
Pregnancy
Register data
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6208-9

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6208-9

Similar Items