A randomized trial of mailed questionnaires versus telephone interviews: Response patterns in a survey

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Feveile, Helene ^a   Olsen, Ole ^a   Hogh, Annie ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; POSTAL MAIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TELEPHONE;

EID: 34447645163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-7-27     Document Type: Article

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