What we don't know can hurt us: Nonresponse bias assessment in birth defects research

CONCLUSIONAs survey response rates continue to decline, the importance of assessing the potential impact of nonresponse bias has become more critical. Birth defects research is particularly conducive to nonresponse bias analysis, especially when birth defect registries and birth certificate records are used. Future birth defect studies which use population‐based surveillance data and have incomplete participation could benefit from this type of nonresponse bias assessment. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 14, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Paula D. Strassle, Cynthia H. Cassell, Stuart K. Shapira, Sarah C. Tinker, Robert E. Meyer, Scott D. Grosse Tags: Original Article Source Type: research