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[dean]

Would somebody please help me with my English?


1- Responders might belong to the group that has experience with the study cases.

2- Not all participating institutions had policies limiting the activities of the detailers, this might contribute to the differences in the study results.

3- The number of responded surveyed and responsed were different. Results of the study might be biased to the center with more surveyed and responded doctors.

4- Also, contact was established by letter and follow up with telephone call 1-2 weeks later. This can reduce as much as non- respondent as possible which can affects the reliability of statistical estimates which may lead to the interpretation bias.


Cheers,

Dean

[Tdol]

2- Not all participating institutions had policies limiting the activities of the detailers, this might contribute to the differences in the study results.
Either
detailers, which or detailers; this
3- number of responded- responses
with more surveyed and responded doctors- this bit is unclear to me- what do you mean?
4- follow up followed

This can reduce as many non- respondent as possible, which can affect the reliability of statistical estimates, possibly leading to interpretation bias. (does this read better?)

[dean]

3- The number of responded surveyed and responsed were different. Results of the study might be biased to the center with more surveyed and responded doctors.

1-How about I chage the sentence to : The number of sample surveyed and responded were different in each center. Results of the study might be biased to the center with more surveyed and responded doctors.

2- Your suggestion is definitely better.


Regards,

Dean

[Tdol]

The number of samples surveyed and responded to were different in each center. Results of the study might be biased towards the centers with more doctors surveyed and responding. ???

[dean]

Tdol,

I am fully in an agreement with your suggestion. Thanks a lot.

Cheers,

Dean

[Tdol]

Glad to help- my partner's an non-native speaker epidemiologist, so I have looked at such papers before.