A Comparison of Two Distribution Methods on Response Rates to a Patient Safety Questionnaire in Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 446-452

  Lapane, Kate L ^a   Quilliam, Brian J ^b   Hughes, Carmel M ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

nurses; nursing assistants; nursing homes; response rates; survey methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34548420598     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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