Methodologies for improving response rates in surveys of physicians: A systematic review

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-321

  VanGeest, Jonathan B ^a   Johnson, Timothy P ^b   Welch, Verna L ^c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Physicians; Research methods; Response rates; Surveys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 35649025867     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278707307899     Document Type: Article

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