A Primer on web surveys

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-186

  Austin, Tricia M ^a   Richter, Randy R ^a   Reinking, Mark F ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 53049105240     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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