Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 4. The Nurses' Health Study and Methods for Eliminating Bias Attributable to Measurement Error and Misclassification.

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Title:	Evaluating Public Health Interventions: 4. The Nurses' Health Study and Methods for Eliminating Bias Attributable to Measurement Error and Misclassification.
Authors:	Spiegelman, Donna
Source:	American Journal of Public Health. Sep2016, Vol. 106 Issue 9, p1563-1566. 4p.
Subjects:	Nurses' Health Study, Research bias, Measurement errors, Anniversaries, Epidemiology research methodology, Cohort analysis, Classification, Public health research, Prevention, Diet, Epidemiological research, Longitudinal method, Public health, Questionnaires, Research evaluation, Statistics, Data analysis, Content mining
Geographic Terms:	United States
Abstract:	The article discusses the 40th anniversary of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) as of 2016 in relation to the author's views about public health interventions and methods for eliminating bias that is attributable to measurement error and misclassification. Controversies involving longitudinal cohort studies that use food frequency questionnaires to assess dietary intake over time are examined, along with various American epidemiological research methodologies.
Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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Abstract:	The article discusses the 40th anniversary of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) as of 2016 in relation to the author's views about public health interventions and methods for eliminating bias that is attributable to measurement error and misclassification. Controversies involving longitudinal cohort studies that use food frequency questionnaires to assess dietary intake over time are examined, along with various American epidemiological research methodologies.
ISSN:	00900036
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.2016.303377