Factors associated with attrition of adult participants in a longitudinal database: a National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System Study - Bamer A, McMullen K, Gibran N, Holavanahalli R, Schneider JC, Carrougher GJ, Wiechman S, Wolfe A, Amtmann D.

Participant attrition in longitudinal studies can lead to substantial bias in study results, especially when attrition is non-random. A previous study of the Burn Model System (BMS) database prior to 2002 identified participant and study related factors re...
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