Will donations to their learned college increase surgeons' participation in surveys? A randomized trial

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 645-649

  Gattellari, Melina ^a   Ward, Jeanette E ^a  

^a Ctrl Sydney Area Hlth Serv N   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health professionals; Questionnaires; Response rates; Response aiding strategies; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHARITIES; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FUND RAISING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0035023627     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(00)00350-4     Document Type: Article

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