Improving response rates to primary and supplementary questionnaires by changing response and instruction burden: Cluster randomised trial

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 457-460

  Phillips, Christine B ^a   Yates, R ^a   Glasgow, N J ^b   Ciszek, K ^a   Attewell, R ^c  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Covance Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEEZING;

EID: 27544483789     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2005.tb00226.x     Document Type: Article

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