Optimizing the design of web-based questionnaires - Experience from a population-based study among 50,000 women

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 293-300

  Ekman, Alexandra ^a   Klint, Åsa ^a   Dickman, Paul W ^a   Adami, Hans Olov ^a   Litton, Jan Eric ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Internet; Questionnaire design; Web surveys

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MATERNAL WELFARE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COHORT STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 34249990604     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9091-0     Document Type: Article

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