A randomized trial of opinion leader endorsement in a survey of orthopaedic surgeons: Effect on primary response rates

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 634-636

  Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Devereaux, P J ^a   Swiontkowski, Marc F ^b   Schemitsch, Emil H ^c   Shankardass, Ketan ^a   Sprague, Sheila ^a   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture; Opinion leader; Orthopaedic surgery; Response rates; Survey

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; SURVEYING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SURGEON; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DATA COLLECTION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042886018     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg112     Document Type: Article

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