"Don't know" answers concerning somatic disease status should not be regarded as "no" responses

Background: With regard to patients' self-reported somatic diseases some researchers transformed “don't know (DK)” responses into “no” responses. The present study examines the appropriateness of this procedure. Methods: Analyses were based on the nationally representative German National...

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Main Author: Baumeister, Harald
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2008-06-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/gms/2008-6/000048.shtml