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International Journal of Epidemiology 2000;29:773
© International Epidemiological Association 2000

Letters to the Editor

Questionnaire standards in epidemiology

John Gallacher

MRC Epideiology Unit (South Wales), Llandough Hospital, Penarth, South Glamorgan, CF64 2XW, UK.

Sir—The call for improved standards in questionnaire design in epidemiology1 is long overdue. The proposed clearing house, committee or working group would likely improve standards. The further proposal of setting up workshops or task forces to address specific issues may also promote better practice. The risk attached to institutionalizing reference points for good practice, however, is that the virtues of validity and comparability become the pressure for conformity.

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