Too many surveys! Eliciting the views of general practitioners for not participating in postal surveys

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-81

  Khan, Asaduzzaman ^a   Hussain, Rafat ^a   Plummer, David ^a   Minichiello, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Non response; Postal survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WRITING;

EID: 4744349658     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY04029     Document Type: Review

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