Survey Response Inducements for Registered Nurses

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-334

  Hill, Craig A ^a   Fahrney, Kristine ^a   Wheeless, Sara C ^a   Carson, Christopher P ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

mixed mode survey; National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses; registered nurses; response rate; survey nonresponse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646440489     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945905284723     Document Type: Article

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