Response rate according to title and length of questionnaire

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-160

  Lund, Eiliv ^a   Gram, Inger Torhild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

design; mailed questionnaire; population based; response rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 21544479411     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948980260020401     Document Type: Article

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