title: Methods to decrease attrition in longitudinal studies with adolescents.
abstract: A summary of methods to decrease attrition in longitudinal school-based studies conducted with adolescents beginning junior high schools or middle schools is presented. These include collection of contact information about students, additional days to collect data from absentee students, data collection in new high schools once students graduate from junior high schools or middle schools, sending questionnaires by mail, and conducting telephone or home interviews.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Prevention Research, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Botvin
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D015982:Bias; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires