The impact of incentives on response rates to personal interview surveys: Role and perceptions of interviewers

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 326-336

  Lynn, Peter ^a  

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EID: 0040374498     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/13.3.326     Document Type: Article

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