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. 1987 Mar;16(2):119-22.
doi: 10.1093/ageing/16.2.119.

Identifying a sample of elderly people by a postal screen

A Cartwright, C Smith

Identifying a sample of elderly people by a postal screen

A Cartwright et al. Age Ageing. 1987 Mar.

Abstract

This paper describes how a sample of elderly people were identified from the electoral register using an initial postal screen, and reports a technique that was used to increase the response to the screen.

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