Investigating response bias in an information technology survey of physicians

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 277-282

  Menachemi, Nir ^a   Hikmet, Neset ^b   Stutzman, Mary ^c   Brooks, Robert G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technologies; Mailed survey; Physician EHR use; Response bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE BIAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 33744819800     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-005-9009-5     Document Type: Article

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