The use of monetary incentives in a community survey: Impact on response rates, data quality, and cost

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1339-1346

  Shaw, M J ^a   Beebe, T J ^a   Jensen, H L ^a   Adlis, S A ^a  

^a PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Data collection; Epidemiology; Financial incentives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; POPULATION RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 0035113347     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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