Conducting a client-focused survey using e-mail

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-89

  Read, Catherine Yetter ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Listserv; Phenylketonuria; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744464255     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200403000-00008     Document Type: Article

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