Are disadvantaged children more likely to be excluded from analysis when applying global positioning systems inclusion criteria?
Suzanne MavoaKaren LambDavid O'SullivanKaren WittenMelody SmithPublished in: BMC research notes (2018)
Participants from ethnic minorities and those attending schools in lower socioeconomic areas were disproportionately excluded from the retained samples. This highlights potential equity implications in basing the assessment of exposure-which ultimately influences research results on the relationship between environment and health-on non-representative GPS data.