Telephone reminder calls increased response rates to mailed study consent forms

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 743-746

  Traina, Shana B ^a,b,c   MacLean, Catherine H ^a,c   Park, Grace S ^a,b   Kahn, Katherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Increasing; Mail; Response rates; Rheumatoid arthritis; Telephone calls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 20444410104     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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