Rapid assessment and sample surveys: Trade-offs in precision and cost

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 363-373

  Macintyre, Kate ^a,b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECUADOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032752692     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/14.4.363     Document Type: Article

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