A systematic literature review of attrition between waves in longitudinal studies in the elderly shows a consistent pattern of dropout between differing studies.

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Longitudinal studies of the elderly are complicated by the loss of individuals between waves due to death or other dropout mechanisms. Factors that affect dropout may well be similar from one study to another. This article systematically reviews all large population-based studies of the elderly (published 1966-2002) that report on differences in individual characteristics between people who remain and people who dropout at follow-up.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Clin Epidemiol

Title: Journal of clinical epidemiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN: 0895-4356

ISSN (Print): 0895-4356

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2005

Volume: 58

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University Forvie Site, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 2SR, UK.

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Publisher Item ID: S0895-4356(04)00193-3

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.05.006

PubMed ID: 15649666

SO-VID: 82ffcb38-ceda-4069-9d4e-555151a1acd1

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