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ArticleScientific reports2018

Test-retest reliability of a computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire on early life exposure in a nasopharyngeal carcinoma case-control study.

Zhi-Ming Mai, Jia-Huang Lin, Shing-Chun Chiang, Roger Kai-Cheong Ngan, Dora Lai-Wan Kwong, Wai-Tong Ng, Alice Wan-Ying Ng, Kam-Tong Yuen, Kai-Ming Ip, Yap-Hang Chan and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Zhi-Ming MaiSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.ORCID 0000-0001-9772-0669
Jia-Huang LinSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Shing-Chun ChiangSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Roger Kai-Cheong NganCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Dora Lai-Wan KwongCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Wai-Tong NgCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Alice Wan-Ying NgCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Kam-Tong YuenCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Kai-Ming IpSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Yap-Hang ChanCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Anne Wing-Mui LeeCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Sai-Yin HoSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China. syho@hku.hk.
Maria Li LungCentre for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research (CNPCR), Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.
Tai-Hing LamSchool of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We evaluated the reliability of early life nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) aetiology factors in the questionnaire of an NPC case-control study in Hong Kong during 2014-2017. 140 subjects aged 18+ completed the same computer-assisted questionnaire twice, separated by at least 2 weeks. The questionnaire included most known NPC aetiology factors and the present analysis focused on early life exposure. Test-retest reliability of all the 285 questionnaire items was assessed in all subjects and in 5 subgroups defined by cases/controls, sex, time between 1

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Online SystemsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentAdultAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesChildEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHong KongHumansMaleNasopharyngeal CarcinomaPublic Health SurveillanceReproducibility of ResultsRisk Assessment

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PMID29728581
PMCPMC5935670

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