An Evaluation of the Impact of Nonresponse Bias on Patient Satisfaction Surveys

Medical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 646-652

  Lasek, Rebecca J ^a   Barkley, William ^b   Harper, Dwain L ^c   Rosenthal, Gary E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NCG Research Inc   (United States)

^c Cleveland Hlth Qual Choice Coal   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CORRESPONDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031159943     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199706000-00009     Document Type: Article

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