Improving general practice survey response rates: Bells (primers), whistles (reminders) and carrots (incentives)

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 106-112

  Harris, Claire ^a,d   Day, Neil ^b   Young, Doris ^c   Potiriadis, Maria ^c   Southern, Donna ^c   Dunt, David ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioner; Incentives; Questionnaire; Reminders; Response rate; Survey

Indexed keywords

CARROT; COST; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MANAGER; MONEY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; SAMPLING; TIME;

EID: 25144503985     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY05028     Document Type: Review

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