Factors Influencing the Proportion of Non-examinees in the Fukushima Health Management Survey for Childhood and Adolescent Thyroid Cancer: Results From the Baseline Survey.
Kunihiko TakahashiHideto TakahashiTomoki NakayaSeiji YasumuraTetsuya OhiraHitoshi OhtoAkira OhtsuruSanae MidorikawaShinichi SuzukiHiroki ShimuraShunichi YamashitaKoichi TanigawaKenji KamiyaPublished in: Journal of epidemiology (2019)
In addition to demographic characteristics, a change of residence could be a potential factor that influenced the proportion of non-examinees. Our results will help proper interpretation of reports and prospective management of the survey.