Application of novel communication technologies to the study of farm families: A randomized controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 364-369

  Day, Lesley ^a   Dosman, James ^b   Hagel, Louise ^b   Dostaler, Suzanne ^c   Snodgrass, Phyllis ^b   Thiessen, Jeremy ^b   Brison, Robert J ^c   Biem, H Jay ^b   Marlenga, Barbara L ^d   Koehncke, Niels ^b   Crowe, Trever ^b   Pahwa, Punam ^b   Pickett, William ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Computer telephony; Epidemiology; Farm; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER NETWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SASKATCHEWAN; TELEPHONE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 41149158772     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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