Sensitive Topics, Survey Nonresponse, and Considerations for Interviewer Training

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 419-426

  O'Brien, Eileen M ^a   Black, Michele C ^b   Carley Baxter, Lisa R ^c   Simon, Thomas R ^b  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; NONRESPONSE BIAS; PRIVACY; RACE; REFUSAL AVERSION TRAINING; REVIEW; SAFETY; TELEPHONE; TRAINING;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PRIVACY; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SAFETY; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33749536717     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.07.010     Document Type: Review

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