Evaluating telephone follow-up of a mail survey of community pharmacies

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-182

  Westrick, Salisa C ^a   Mount, Jeanine K ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mail survey; Nonresponse bias; Response rate; Survey methods; Telephone interview; Telephone survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY; POSTAL MAIL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; POSTAL SERVICE; TELEPHONE; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34249912370     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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