The effect of time of year of data collection on sample efficiency: An analysis of behavioral risk factor surveillance survey data

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 594-607

  Losch, Mary E ^a   Maitland, Aaron ^a   Lutz, Gene ^a   Mariolis, Peter ^b   Gleason, Steven C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0036978891     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/343864     Document Type: Review

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