Effect of paper quality on the response rate to a postal survey: A randomised controlled trial. ISRCTN32032031

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-3

  Clark, T Justin ^a   Khan, Khalid S ^a   Gupta, Janesh K ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAPER; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; POSTAL MAIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; PAPER; POSTAL SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0642279630     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-1-12     Document Type: Review

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