Evaluating selection bias in a population-based cohort study with low baseline participation: the LIFE-Adult-Study
Published 9 September 2019 Participation in epidemiologic studies is steadily declining, which may result in selection bias. It is therefore an ongoing challenge to clarify the determinants of participation to judge possible selection effects and to derive measures to minimise that bias. We evaluated the potential for selection bias in a recent population-based cohort study with low baseline parti