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An analysis of non-response in a Swiss national survey

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Prof. Dr. Guy Bodenmann for his extensive input on evaluating the reasons for study non-participation, and to Laurent Marti for his valuable input as well. This work has been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (325130_125486) and the Swiss School of Public Health.

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  1. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland

    Michelle Dey & Meichun Mohler-Kuo

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Dey, M., Mohler-Kuo, M. An analysis of non-response in a Swiss national survey. Int J Public Health 58, 323–326 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0377-6

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