A comparison of cigarette smokers recruited through the internet or by mail

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 521-525

  Etter, Jean François ^a   Perneger, Thomas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bias; Internet; Mail surveys; Smoking prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING CESSATION; SWITZERLAND; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0034952783     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/30.3.521     Document Type: Article

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