The effect of modest monetary incentives on follow-up rates in sexually transmitted disease studies

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-30

  Kissinger, Patricia ^a,c   Kopicko, J J ^a   Myers, L ^a   Wustrack, S ^a   Elkins, W ^a   Farley, T A ^d   Martin, D ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HIV Outpatient Program   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Monetary incentive; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 0033967118     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001914869     Document Type: Article

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