Alternative modes for health surveillance surveys: An experiment with Web, mail, and telephone

Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 701-704

  Link, Michael W ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OBESITY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE;

HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTAL SERVICE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24144457484     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000172138.67080.7f     Document Type: Article

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