Conducting web-based survey research: A lesson in internet designs

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-124

  Daley, Ellen M ^a   McDermott, Robert J ^a,b   McCormack Brown, Kelli R ^b   Kittleson, Mark J ^c  

^a Florida Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet survey; Online research; Web site design

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSUMER; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0037636433     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.27.2.3     Document Type: Review

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