Physician response rates to a mail survey by specialty and timing of incentive

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-236

  Delnevo, Cristine D ^a   Abatemarco, Diane J ^a   Steinberg, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING CESSATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542616807     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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