Comparison of Web and mail surveys for studying secondary consequences associated with substance use: Evidence for minimal mode effects

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 162-168

  McCabe, Sean Esteban ^a   Couper, Mick P ^a   Cranford, James A ^a   Boyd, Carol J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Randomized experiment; Secondary consequences; Substance use; Survey mode

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 29044449004     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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