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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 2, 1976 - Issue 5
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Attrition in a longitudinal study of an aged population

Albert J. E. Wilson III Community Services Program California State University, Chico Chico, California, 95929
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Irving L. Webber Department of Sociology, University of Alabama University, Alabama, 35486
Pages 367-387 | Received 06 Jul 1976, Accepted 14 Sep 1976, Published online: 28 Sep 2007

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Kurt M. Ribisl, Maureen A. Walton, Carol T. Mowbray, Douglas A. Luke, William S. DavidsonIIII & Bonnie J. Bootsmiller. (1996) Minimizing participant attrition in panel studies through the use of effective retention and tracking strategies: Review and recommendations. Evaluation and Program Planning 19:1, pages 1-25.
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